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y separately published work icon Deadly Engagement single work   novel   crime   historical fiction   romance  
Is part of Alec Halsey Crimance Lucinda Brant , 2011 series - author novel (number 1 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2003... 2003 Deadly Engagement
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'It's 1763. Career diplomat Alec Halsey returns to London and the shocking news his estranged elder brother, the Earl of Delvin, has not only killed his friend in a duel but become engaged to the woman he had hoped to marry. To learn more about the suspect duel, Alec reluctantly attends a weekend house party to celebrate his brother's engagement. House guests get more than they bargained for when a lady's maid is murdered, the bride-to-be attacked, and a guest is shot dead. Alec uncovers a connection between these sinister acts and his brother's duel. He must also confront a cruel twist of fate that explains why his brother loathes him and will go to any lengths to discredit him in Polite Society.'

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