A Disappearance in Drury Lane (Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries) (Volume 8)

Late December, 1818As Captain Gabriel Lacey prepares for his upcoming wedding, his former neighbor, Marianne Simmons, comes to him about an actress friend who’s gone missing. Lacey agrees to help look for the actress, little realizing that the search will pit him against men who think nothing of abduction, assault, or sending incendiary devices to the innocent.At the same time, Lacey’s personal life is changing, and his time for investigation is frequently and frustratingly interrupted. He is also commanded by a new Bow Street Runner to assist in bringing down James Denis, a criminal with whom Lacey now has complicated ties. Lacey must help or else risk hanging alongside Denis.The search for the actress takes Lacey from elegant assembly rooms to the backstage of the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, where he finds darkness in all corners. Lacey’s life and honor are constantly challenged as he tries to settle into his new life, until he realizes he can follow no code but his own.Book 8 in the Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries.

• Murder in Grosvenor Square (Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries) (Volume 9)
• A Death in Norfolk: Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries
• The Thames River Murders (Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries) (Volume 10)
• A Mystery at Carlton House (Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries)
• The Alexandria Affair (Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries) (Volume 11)
• Murder in St. Giles (Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries) (Volume 13)
• A Covent Garden Mystery (Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries)
• A Body in Berkeley Square (Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries)
• The Necklace Affair: and Other Stories (Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries)
• The Glass House (Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries)