{"product_id":"the-peculiar-case-of-lord-finsbury-s-diamonds-a-casebook-of-barnaby-adair-short-novel-the-casebook-of-barnaby-adair","title":"The Peculiar Case of Lord Finsbury’s Diamonds: A Casebook of Barnaby Adair Short Novel (The Casebook of Barnaby Adair)","description":"#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens brings you a tale of murder, mystery, passion, and intrigue – and diamonds!\nPenelope Adair, wife and partner of amateur sleuth Barnaby Adair, is so hugely pregnant she cannot even waddle. When Barnaby is summoned to assist Inspector Stokes of Scotland Yard in investigating the violent murder of a gentleman at a house party, Penelope, frustrated that she cannot participate, insists that she and Griselda, Stokes’s wife, be kept informed of their husbands’ discoveries.\nYet what Barnaby and Stokes uncover only leads to more questions. The murdered gentleman had been thrown out of the house party days before, so why had he returned? And how and why did he come to have the fabulous Finsbury diamond necklace in his pocket, much to Lord Finsbury’s consternation? Most peculiar of all, why had the murderer left the necklace, worth a stupendous fortune, on the body?\nThe conundrums compound as our intrepid investigators attempt to make sense of this baffling case. Meanwhile, the threat of scandal grows ever more tangible for all those attending the house party – and the stakes are highest for Lord Finsbury’s daughter and the gentleman who has spent the last decade resurrecting his family fortune so he can aspire to her hand. Working parallel to Barnaby and Stokes, the would-be lovers hunt for a path through the maze of contradictory facts to expose the murderer, disperse the pall of scandal, and claim the love and the shared life they crave.\nA pre-Victorian mystery with strong elements of romance. A short novel of 39,000 words.\nAn entry in The Casebook of Barnaby Adair series, the events in this short novel occur between the events described in the full-length Casebook novels, WHERE THE HEART LEADS and the upcoming THE MASTERFUL MR. MONTAGUE.\nPraise for the works of Stephanie Laurens “Stephanie Laurens’ heroines are marvelous tributes to Georgette Heyer: feisty and strong.” Cathy Kelly “Stephanie Laurens never fails to entertain and charm her readers with vibrant plots, snappy dialogue, and unforgettable characters.” Historical Romance Reviews.\n“Stephanie Laurens plays into readers’ fantasies like a master and claims their hearts time and again.” Romantic Times Magazine\nPraise for Where the Heart Leads: Volume 1 in the Casebook of Barnaby Adair \"A satisfying blend of mystery and romance.\" Publishers Weekly\n\"In an Amanda Quick-style suspense\/romance, Laurens never loses touch with her characters' deep emotions or the haunting mystery.\" Romantic Times\n\"An interesting and absorbing plot...an exciting and appealing romantic mystery.\" FreshFiction.com\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0992278937\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0992278937.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Laurens, Stephanie\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43331628859453,"sku":"BVV.0992278937.A","price":7.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0992278937-0.jpg?v=1783557736","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-peculiar-case-of-lord-finsbury-s-diamonds-a-casebook-of-barnaby-adair-short-novel-the-casebook-of-barnaby-adair","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}