The Hanging Cheat, Elizabeth Bailey
The Hanging Cheat, Elizabeth Bailey
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The Hanging Cheat

Author: Elizabeth Bailey

Narrator: Esther Wane

Unabridged: 10 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/25/2024


Synopsis

The Fanshawes are back in another twisty mystery! For fans of Georgette Heyer, Mary Balogh, Barbara Erskine, and Jane Austen.

Who hanged the body in the woods?

1796, England

Heavily pregnant Lady Ottilia Fanshawe should not really be traveling. But when her sister-in-law dies, she goes with her husband Francis to comfort her brother and her two nephews. And of course it's not long before the services of her alter ego, Lady Fan, are required.

While playing in the woodlands, the two boys come across a gruesome discovery. A dead man is hanging from a tree.

The corpse is quickly identified as the local justice, Hector Penkevil, a man universally disliked for his meanness. And it's soon clear that his death was not suicide, but murder.

With Penkevil so disliked in the community, how can Lady Fan narrow down the suspects? Will she find the killer? And can she solve the mystery before she is forced to bed with her pregnancy?

About Elizabeth Bailey

Elizabeth Bailey is the author of more than a dozen Regency novels, including Mademoiselle At Arms, the Brides By Chance Regency Adventures, and the Lady Fan Mystery series. She grew up in Africa with unconventional parents, where she loved reading and drama. On returning to England, she developed her career in acting, theater directing and finally writing. Elizabeth lives in Sussex, England.


Reviews

Goodreads review by NrsKelley on December 02, 2023

Why have I never hear of this series before???? I do believe I’ve found my newest obsession. Book 10 of the Lady Fan mystery series finds the heroine investigating the hanging death of a disliked magistrate. With so many people as suspects how will she ever find the murderer??? Having never read the......more

Goodreads review by Eileen on December 08, 2024

A good story. I like this series because the characters behave as they would have at the time. Not as modern people would behave.......more

Goodreads review by Vicky on December 04, 2023

I always enjoy reading how Lady Fan solves the mystery. She has a very patient husband which would have been a rare thing at the time of this series. Not sure about how easy she took to her brother having a mistress, I did like the way the book ended.......more

Goodreads review by Susan on November 30, 2023

Lady Fan does it again! I love these novels, they remind me of G.Heyer's books that I discovered at the library as a teenager! I experience the same delicious but with your books. The story begins, and pay attention as clues and hints are left along the way. If you need a spa day or week please enjoy......more

Goodreads review by Dorothy on December 01, 2023

Loved it One of my most favorite Lady Fan books. I especially enjoyed her two nephews. Hope they appear in future stories. Looking forward to the next one.......more