To Court a Killer

Bridgerton meets Knives Out in this lush, romantic Regency-era murder-mystery, from USA Today bestselling authors, Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka!

In Regency London, death shatters the social season when on the night of the year’s first ball, former diamond Rose De Vere is found gruesomely murdered. In a desperate attempt to find her killer, Rose's wealthy, elusive, and devilishly handsome brother, Silas, hosts a covert contest among the most eligible ladies of the Ton: find out who murdered Rose, and win his hand in marriage. For Charlotte Whisham, this could be the chance to save herself from destitution. With a ruined reputation and a family now elite only in name, Charlotte knows she has little left to lose. Using her intuition, cunning, and resourcefulness, Charlotte goes searching for a monster hiding among high society. In the parlors and privacies of the season’s grand houses and elegant events, Charlotte races her competitors to seek answers. The closer she looks, however, she uncovers that everyone has a secret. With each clue that she reports to Silas in meetings disguised as courtship, she finds herself ever drawn to the darkly dashing young nobleman who is impressed with Charlotte's resourcefulness in infiltrating his scheme and captivated by her ruthless mind. Yet in a season of darkness, of murder on the marriage market, nothing will prepare Charlotte for the wickedness in the noblest hearts. In Silas’s dangerous gambit, will she end up victor . . . or victim?

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