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Title: The Hanover Square Affair

Subtitle: Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries

Author: Jennifer Ashley, Ashley Gardner

Narrator: James Gillies

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-30-14

Publisher: Jennifer Ashley

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 455 votes

Genres: Romance, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

London, 1816

Cavalry captain Gabriel Lacey returns to Regency London from the Napoleonic wars, burned out, fighting melancholia, his career ended. His interest is piqued when he learns of a missing girl, possibly kidnapped by a prominent member of Parliament. Lacey's search for the girl leads to the discovery of murder, corruption, and dealings with a leader of the underworld. At the same time, he struggles with his own disorientation transitioning from a soldier's life to the civilian world, redefining his role with his former commanding officer, and making new friends--from the top of society to the street girls of Covent Garden.

Book 1 of the Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries. This is a full-length novel.

Members Reviews:

Regency Reality

A surprisingly interesting Regency novel, giving a more real picture of life in the times of the Prince Regent. No frothy filmy muslins here. Kept my interest right through. I was expecting a poor imitation of a Georgette Heyer Regency book ( I am a fan of Heyer) but was pleasantly surprised by the gutsy narrative and narrator. Good performance too.

Really enjoying this series-get the rest please!

What made the experience of listening to The Hanover Square Affair the most enjoyable?

I listen to audio books every chance I get. The narrator was great and the plot and characters kept me listening well into the night.

What did you like best about this story?

I loved finding an historical mystery series that has interesting characters, an intriguing story, and moderate romance. I devoured the first three audio books and hope audible releases the other six soon; plus there's a tenth book due out in 2015 . In the meantime, I've downloaded the nine that are available on Kindle.

What about James Gilliess performance did you like?

He did a great job bringing the characters and the story to life for me. I hope he continues to narrate the rest of the audio books in this series.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Any book that keeps me listening well into the night to find out what's going to happen next is a real gem for me.

Any additional comments?

Because I liked this series so much, I've checked audible for similar books and am now happily listening to the Sebastian St. Cyr series by Ashley Gardner.

The whole package

Accurate Lindon setting, well developed characters, flawed hero. His mystery is smart and captivating. I'm so glad to have found the Hanover Square Affair. The audible version is excellently presented.

Another damaged but honorable man solving crimes

This is the first in an ongoing series of Regency mysteries with very engaging characters and enough period detail to put you in the era. I've read all the books in the series in print, so I was eager to hear how the reader brought it all to life. James Gillies does a good job of rendering both Captain Lacy and the overall tenor of the story.

Captain Lacy is a compelling personality and each book in the series provides a particular mystery that he endeavors to solve while it also reveals a bit more about the man and his past. There is a complexity to the community in which he lives and investigates, the seeds of which can be found in this first book.