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Despite their investigative prowess, Chief Inspector Michael Sinclair, Lord Acton, and rookie detective Kathleen Doyle stir more than a few feathers at CID Headquarters when their relationship comes to light. But office politics quickly become trivial when a rash of underworld murders shatters London's normally austere façade. With a growing list of successfully solved cases to her name, the ever-dauntless Doyle shakes off the gossip and sets out to investigate the escalating turf war.
As the body count climbs, Doyle uncovers a seedy world where fractious members of the Russian mafia and an Irish terrorist group are fighting for control of a lucrative underground business. But their crooked deals and volleying acts of revenge are almost too much for Scotland Yard to keep up with, and when Doyle notices that Acton seems unusually troubled by the crimes, she begins to wonder what sparked the conflict in the first place.
Perhaps there's nothing more to the murders than under-the-table business dealings gone awry. Or perhaps a single act of vigilante justice fanned the flames that ignited a vicious turf war. As Doyle and Acton fight not to become the next victims, they'll find that the truth may be best left unspoken, and retribution may be best left to fate. . .
"[T]his entertaining pair will linger in readers' imaginations, making them want more." --Booklist
Praise for Murder in Thrall
"Thrilling...will keep you guessing until the very last page!" --Victoria Thompson, national bestselling author of Murder in Chelsea
"It's been a long time since I encountered two characters this charming and engaging. I look forward to more of their adventures." --David Morrell, New York Times bestselling author of Murder as a Fine Art
"The test of a good book is always how much one thinks about the characters when the book is done, and I am still wondering what would happen next." --Suspense Magazine
"Cleeland has a smooth way of dialogue and many of her characters' conversations play like subtle games of reason and wit." --Daily Pilot
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- ISBN: 9780758287991
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- ISBN: 9780758287991
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June 9, 2014
Romantic suspense fans will welcome Cleeland’s second New Scotland Yard mystery (after 2013’s Murder in Thrall). The beguiling Det. Constable Kathleen Doyle must adjust to life as a new bride while fighting hostility and gossip about her sudden marriage to the Yard’s most eligible bachelor and top cop, Det. Chief Insp. Michael Acton. Members of Acton’s aristocratic family and his closest friends regard the nuptials with shock and dismay. To cope, Doyle buries herself in work, investigating two homicides that appear to be related to turf battles in London between crime syndicates from Russia and Ireland. As she zeroes in on possible suspects, she becomes increasingly ill and fears someone is out to do her harm. Distinctive characters, including Aiki, a friendly Rwandan cab driver who acts as Doyle’s self-appointed protector, compliment the finely wrought, highly charged plot. Agent: Jane Dystel, Dystel & Goderich Literary Management. -
August 1, 2014
Book two in the New Scotland Yard series (Murder in Thrall, 2013) builds on the romantic relationship between DI Kathleen Doyle and her new husband, Chief Inspector Michael Sinclair, Lord Acton. Doyle is investigating a series of killings that seem linked to the London underworld. Is one person behind the murders, or are members of rival gangs taking each other out? From Irish terrorists to Russian mobsters, the only thing that seems to connect the victims is crime. As the body count rises, so does Acton's interest. Why would the chief inspector care about these low-level hits? Does he know something he's not sharing with his wife? The main characters are a huge part of the appeal of this book. Doyle could easily be a stereotypical feisty, Irish redhead, and Acton could be another bored lord detecting as a hobby. Instead, the humor and passion and tenderness they bring out in one another add a delightful layer to this likable series.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2014, American Library Association.)
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