# A Murder in Ashwood: Scandals and Secrets in the Gilded Age, Collector's Limited Edition - Hardcover

by **Robert Brighton** (Author)

_Named BookLife Reviews "Editor's Pick"_ _\-_ "Setting this series apart from other historical mysteries is Brighton's deft hand at capturing the dishy lives of long ago ... has the feel of a great cocktail party... the tangled mysteries compel ... a polished, rewarding page-turner ..."  

  

"it's hard to resist the detailed and authentic world \[he\] creates ... time and place are fully realized in this murder story ... a fascinating period piece ... - Kirkus Reviews

  

A lush and immersive historical award-winning mystery inspired by a 'true crime of the century' that shocked the world.

  

_New Year's Day 1902 . . . Ashwood awakens to a foul murder . . ._

Buffalo, New York . . . as the remains of the great Pan-American Exposition are swept away, and the bitter memories of William McKinley's assassination begin to fade . . . the city reels again, at the sensational murder of successful businessman Edward Miller, bludgeoned to death in his cozy den, in one of the city's most fashionable enclaves: Ashwood.

  

But for all its glitz and glamor, Ashwood guards the dark secrets of its fashionable residents . . . including those of Edward's estranged wife Alicia, her lover Arthur Pendle, and would-be detective Sarah Payne. Soon, they will all face a hurricane of courtroom drama, public outrage, and the behind-the-scenes scheming of cold and corrupt District Attorney Terence Penrose.

  

Meanwhile, those caught up in the most scandalous crime of a new century have reputations to protect . . . skeletons best kept hidden away in the tidy closets of trendy Ashwood . . . and plenty of reasons to keep the motive behind Edward Miller's murder from ever seeing the light of day - a motive that only the victim and his killer knew ...

  

Can justice be done . . . and the truth uncovered by Sarah's fledgling Avenging Angel Detective Agency . . . before a killer strikes again?

  

Find out in award-winning _A Murder in Ashwood_ . . . the second novel in the Avenging Angel Detective Agency(TM) Mysteries from Robert Brighton, acclaimed author of _The Unsealing_.  
It's as much a 'whydunit' as a 'whodunit' in a page-turning story that leaves readers wanting more.  
Contains three original interior scratchboard illustrations.  
**Discover the Avenging Angel Detective Agency(TM) Mysteries today! Read the novels in any order!**

\--Robert Brighton

**Number of Pages:** 448

**Dimensions:** 1.2 x 9.2 x 6.3 IN

**Publication Date:** June 27, 2023

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