A Body in Berkeley Square: 5 (Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries)

A Bow Street Runner summons Captain Gabriel Lacey to a Berkeley Square ballroom where a young dandy has been found stabbed to death during a society ball. The prime suspect: Laceys former commander Colonel Brandon.Instead of denying the charges Colonel Brandon allows himself to be arrested and claims to Laceys shock that the lady hed stayed protectively near at the ball is his mistress. Lacey realizes that he is the only person not convinced of Brandons guilt--all present including Brandons wife believe Brandon committed the murder.Colonel Brandons reticence to tell the truth proves to be Laceys greatest obstacle in his race against time to prove Brandons innocence. Laceys hunt for evidence uncovers dark secrets that go back to the Peninsular Wars and involve the origins of Laceys and Brandons own private war.Book 5 in the Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries