Death at Dawn [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Caro Peacock (Author)

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Publication Date: December 1, 2009

Duelling, derring-do, and dastardly deeds are all in a day's work for Liberty Lane: a new heroine for fans of Matthew Hawkwood and Sarah Waters's Victorian novels. June 1837. She should have remained in the care of her sour aunt in Chalke Bissett, but Liberty Lane was never one to obey instructions. Eager to be reunited with her beloved father, she heads for Dover. But her hopes of surprising him as he steps off the boat are dashed by an anonymous note informing her that he has been killed in a duel at Calais, and commanding her to remain where she is and speak to no one. Thomas Jacques Lane -- radical, romantic, scholar, republican, gambler and devoted father -had led an unconventional life. His movements in the days leading up to his death are a mystery, but of one thing Liberty is certain: he would never have taken part in a duel, for it went against everything he believed in. And if the author of the anonymous note expected her to swallow this lie and meekly obey his command to stay put, he had severely underestimated Liberty Lane. With no resources bar her own wits, she immediately sets sail for Calais in pursuit of the truth -- and her father's killer.There she encounters a mysterious stranger who promises information in return for her services as a spy, planted in the Windsor estate of the powerful and ambitious Lord Mandeville. And as the nation prepares to celebrate the coronation of young Queen Victoria, Liberty uncovers a treasonable plot which could lead to another vicious civil war!

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About the Author

Caro Peacock grew up in a farmhouse that, for most of her childhood, contained half a dozen brothers, sisters and cousins, twice as many cats and dogs, no central heating and one bathroom that stopped working every time the spring that supplied it silted up. This possibly bred the habit of curling up in a quiet place with a book and, later, a passion for travel that led to a rather disrupted education. Somewhere along the line, she acquired a great interest in Victorian history -- which she considers a much misunderstood period -- and particularly the part played in it by independently-minded women. Caro rides horses, climbs, trampolines and spends some time every year studying wild flowers in the Alps. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: ISIS Large Print Books; Large type edition edition (December 1, 2009)
• ISBN-10: 0753184540
• ISBN-13: 978-0753184547
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars An okay debut, February 6, 2008

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This review is from: Death at Dawn (Audio CD)

*** This is a review of the hardcover, UK edition ***

First Sentence: "Would you be kind enough to tell me where they keep people's bodies," I said.

Liberty Lane has gone to Dover to meet her father. Instead, she received a note that he has been killed in a dual and she is to say there. Instead, she heads to France in order to uncover what really happened. Instead, she becomes a spy and involved in uncovering a political conspiracy.

I had great hopes for this book. Unfortunately, it just didn't quite work for me. The plot seemed improbable, at best.

I never really connected with the characters. It felt as though so much more could have been done with the story. There was some suspense, but there could have been more. There was one story line that felt extraneous.

What I did find most interesting was the book being set just as young Queen Victoria was coming to the throne and the cameo role of a young Disraeli. It was an okay debut