02373cam a2200385 i 4500 1070533988 TxAuBib 20231208120000.0 230626s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2023028081 9781250867551 hbk. 125086755X hbk. (OCoLC)1389178751 TxAuBib rda Connally, Celeste,. Act like a lady, think like a lord / Celeste Connally. First edition. New York : Minotaur Books, 2023. 298 pages : map ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Lady Petra inquiries ; 1 "A mystery"--Cover. "London, 1815. Lady Petra Forsyth, daughter of the Earl of Holbrook, has made a shocking proclamation. After losing her beloved fiancé in an accident three years earlier, she announces in front of London's loosest lips that she will never marry. A woman of independent means--and rather independent ways--Petra sees no reason to cede her wealth and freedom to any man now that the love of her life is gone. Instead, she plans to continue enjoying the best of society without any expectations. But when ballroom gossip suggests that a longtime friend has died of a fit due to her 'melancholia' while in the care of a questionable physician, Petra vows to use her status to dig deeper--uncovering a private asylum where men pay to have their wives and daughters locked away, or worse. Just as Petra has reason to believe her friend is alive, a shocking murder proves more danger is afoot than she thought. And the more determined Lady Petra becomes in uncovering the truth, the more her own headstrong actions and desire for independence are used against her, putting her own freedom--and possibly her life--in jeopardy"-- Provided by publisher. 20231212. Murder Investigation Fiction. London (England) Social life and customs 19th century Fiction. London (England) History 19th century Fiction. Detective and mystery fiction. Novels of manners. Novels. Lady Petra inquiries ; 1. BTCLS