Petty Treason: A Sarah Tolerance Mystery (Sarah Tolerance)

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a Fallen Woman of good family must, soon or late, descend to whoredom. Miss Sarah Tolerance refuses to follow the path of the Fallen Women who have gone before her. She's a straight shooter, with her pistol as well as her wit, and her mind is as sharp as the blade of her sword. Miss Tolerance is an Agent of Inquiry, a private investigator of sorts--the sole one of her kind in London, in this year of 1810 with mad King George III on the throne and Queen Charlotte acting as his Regent. Her aim was to trace lost trinkets, send wastrel husbands back to their wives, and occasionally provide protection to persons with more money than sense--but she is continually drawn into the plots of others. Her newest case poses a puzzle unlike any she has faced before: who killed the Chevalier d'Aubigny? The French émigré was beaten to death in his own bed, found by his retainers the next...

it Is A Truth Universally Acknowledged That A Fallen Woman Of Good Family Must, Soon Or Late, Descend To Whoredom.

miss Sarah Tolerance Refuses To Follow The Path Of The Fallen Women Who Have Gone Before Her. She's A Straight Shooter, With Her Pistol As Well As Her Wit, And Her Mind Is As Sharp As The Blade Of Her Sword.

miss Tolerance Is An Agent Of Inquiry, A Private Investigator Of Sorts—the Sole One Of Her Kind In London, In This Year Of 1810 With Mad King George Iii On The Throne And Queen Charlotte Acting As His Regent. Her Aim Was To Trace Lost Trinkets, Send Wastrel Husbands Back To Their Wives, And Occasionally Provide Protection To Persons With More Money Than Sense—but She Is Continually Drawn Into The Plots Of Others.

her Newest Case Poses A Puzzle Unlike Any She Has Faced Before: Who Killed The Chevalier D'aubigny? The French émigré Was Beaten To Death In His Own Bed, Found By His Retainers The Next Morning, All The Doors And Windows Of The House Sealed Tight. The Murder Is A Classic Locked-room Mystery, But Miss Tolerance Knows She Can Find The Key.

as Miss Tolerance Examines The Situation And Interviews Witnesses And Suspects, She Realizes Things Are Far More Complicated Than She Originally Suspected—for The Chevalier Had More Enemies Than He Had Friends, And Miss Tolerance Is Hard Pressed To Find Someone Who Didn't Wish Him Dead. Her Search For His Killer Takes Her From The Lowest Brothels Of The Seedy London Underworld, Where Men Go To Indulge Their More Aggressive Desires, To The Royal Family And A Duke Who Must Hide His Perversions Or Risk The Throne.

welcome To Miss Tolerance's Regency London, Where Nothing Is What It Seems And The Only Way To Serve Justice Is To Follow Conscience Rather Than Law.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a Fallen Woman of good family must, soon or late, descend to whoredom. Miss Sarah Tolerance refuses to follow the path of the Fallen Women who have gone before her. She's a straight shooter, with her pistol as well as her wit, and her mind is as sharp as the blade of her sword. Miss Tolerance is an Agent of Inquiry, a private investigator of sorts--the sole one of her kind in London, in this year of 1810 with mad King George III on the throne and Queen Charlotte acting as his Regent. Her aim was to trace lost trinkets, send wastrel husbands back to their wives, and occasionally provide protection to persons with more money than sense--but she is continually drawn into the plots of others. Her newest case poses a puzzle unlike any she has faced who killed the Chevalier d'Aubigny? The French migr was beaten to death in his own bed, found by his retainers the next morning, all the doors and windows of the house sealed tight. The murder is a classic locked-room mystery, but Miss Tolerance knows she can find the key. As Miss Tolerance examines the situation and interviews witnesses and suspects, she realizes things are far more complicated than she originally suspected--for the Chevalier had more enemies than he had friends, and Miss Tolerance is hard pressed to find someone who didn't wish him dead. Her search for his killer takes her from the lowest brothels of the seedy London underworld, where men go to indulge their more aggressive desires, to the Royal Family and a Duke who must hide his perversions or risk the Throne. Welcome to Miss Tolerance's Regency London, where nothing is what it seems and the only way to serve justice is to follow conscience rather than law. "Her newest case poses a puzzle unlike any she has faced before: Who killed the Chevalier d'Aubigny? The French emigre was beaten to death in his own bed, found by his retainers the next morning, all the doors and windows of the house sealed tight. The murder is a classic locked-room mystery, but Miss Tolerance knows she can find the key." "As Miss Tolerance examines the situation and interviews witnesses and suspects, she realizes that things are far more complicated than she had originally suspected - for the Chevalier had more enemies than he had friends, and Miss Tolerance is hard pressed to find someone who didn't wish him dead. Her search for his killer takes her from the lowest brothels of the seedy London underworld, where men go to indulge their more aggressive desires, to the Royal Family and a Duke who must hide his perversions or risk the Throne."--Jacket "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a Fallen Woman of good family must, soon or late, descend to whoredom." "Miss Sarah Tolerance refuses to follow the path of the Fallen Women who have gone before her. She's a straight shooter, with her pistol as well as her wit, and her mind is as sharp as the blade of her sword." "Miss Tolerance is an Agent of Inquiry, a private investigator of sorts - the sole one of her kind in London in this year of 1810, with mad King George III on the throne and Queen Charlotte acting in the capacity of the "regency of the person" of the King. Her aim was to trace lost trinkets, send wastrel husbands back to their wives, and occasionally provide protection to persons with more money than sense - but she's continually drawn into the plots of others." Miss Sarah Tolerance, Agent of Inquiry, refuses to follow the path of the Fallen Women who have gone before her. She's a straight shooter, with her pistol as well as her wit, and her mind is as sharp as the blade of her sword. She has remade herself into a private investigator of sorts, the sole one of her kind in 1810 in a London not quite like ours In the wake of the murder of the Chevalier d'Aubigny, morality-driven nineteenth-century investigator Sarah Tolerance discovers unexpected complications in a host of suspects, in a case that pits her against the brothels of London's underworld and the crown-threatening perversions of a duke