A Thieving at Carlton House

Of Cloaks & Daggers

By: Erica Vetsch

Narrated by: Anne Flosnik

The Home Office has asked Sir Bertrand Thorndike to head an investigation into stolen royal jewels. It's the perfect chance for Bertie to step out of his brother's long shadow. His superior, The Duke of Haverly, has a plan that makes him balk: in order to sell his cover, Bertie must play the part of a man looking for love, ready to reform his rakish ways. The duke is willing to let Bertie name his own investigative team, but his recommendation that the team include Philippa Cashel has Bertie on his guard. Does the duke-known for his behind-the-scenes machinations-have an ulterior motive?

Philippa Cashel escaped her life as one of society's best-known courtesans, devoting her life to helping other women in dire straits. So when Sir Bertrand Thorndike approaches her about joining his team as an agent of the Crown, she is skeptical. She's focused on getting her school for underprivileged women up and running, not in cloak-and-dagger skullduggery. Her hope is that if she labors hard enough at her charity work, she might begin to feel worthy of God's forgiveness. When one of Philippa's rescued girls is arrested for stealing the royal jewels and another is murdered, Philippa will risk partnering with Bertie to find the loot and stop the killer. Two brilliant minds-with two wary hearts-and one cunning deceiver are on a collision course in Regency England.

©2024 Erica Vetsch (P)2024 Tantor

Such a fun mystery!

That was so good! I can’t wait for the next one! I am glad I read the Thorndike and Swann series first so that I knew this wasn’t a romance. But I’m excited to see how Philippa and Bertie come along.

Intriguing story

This story kept me interested and wondering what would happen next. This was my first book by this author. Now I want to go back and look up previous books to find out the back stories of these characters. I also enjoyed the narration.

Excellent Read!!

I love all of Erica’s books! I can’t wait for the next book in the series to come out.

Excellent Mystery without Unnecessary Drama

I've loved all of Erica Vetsch's books but this might be my favorite. A really good mystery with a few twists along the way. No romance or unnecessary drama between team members, which let me focus on the who-done-it and why. Good life advice, as always, built into an excellent story line. I cannot wait for the next book!

Unlike the first 3 books, this narrator is perfectly fine. I had to turn her up loud in my car to hear over road noise but she sounds good with headphones on.

Mystery and interesting characters!

Very well written, keeping the reader wanting for more. More mystery and more on the characters!