A Disappearance in Drury Lane

by Ashley Gardner

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Series: Captain Lacey (08)

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Fiction. Mystery. Historical Fiction. HTML: As Captain Gabriel Lacey prepares for his upcoming wedding, his former neighbor, Marianne Simmons, asks for his help to find an actress friend who�??s gone missing. Lacey agrees to help look for the actress, little realizing that the search will pit him against men who think nothing of abduction, assault, or sending incendiary devices to the innocent. At the same time, Lacey�??s personal life is changing, and his time for investigation is frequently and frustratingly interrupted. He is also commanded by a new Bow Street Runner to assist in bringing down James Denis, a criminal with whom Lacey now has complicated ties. Lacey must help or else risk hanging alongside Denis. The search for the actress takes Lacey from elegant assembly rooms to the backstage of the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, where he finds darkness in all corners. Lacey�??s life and honor are constantly challenged as he tries to settle into his new life, until he realizes he can follow no code but his own. Book 8 in the Captain Lacey Regency Myster… (more)

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JorgeousJotts | Jul 2, 2022 |

After Mrs Abigail Collins, an actress, has been missing for six months, Marianne Simmons asks Captain Lacey to find her. But it is only a couple of days until Lacey's marriage.
He doesn't take long before Lacey is in danger and has to face being abducted, persons being blackmailed and the sending of incendiary devices. Also involved is Granville, Denis from previous tales and a new bow street runner.
Another enjoyable and engaging mystery. (

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Vesper1931 | Jul 29, 2021 |

Another great Captain Lacey mystery. I really like this entire cast of characters and readily look forward to the next installment.

In this story, Marianne comes to Lacey just before he leaves town to attend his wedding. She wants his help finding a friend - an actress - that has disappeared. As Lacey learns more, he becomes more concerned. Then, he's jumped and beaten and warned off. That just ups his interest and concern. Soon, he's drug Greenville and his wife into the mix trying to find this missing actress.

A great story that immediately left me wanting to start the next... (

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plunkinberry | Sep 27, 2013 |

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Ashley Gardner	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Killion, Kim	Cover designer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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A Disappearance in Drury Lane

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Donata, Lady Breckinridge

Lydia Westin

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Marianne Simmons came to me on a cold December day when I was packing away my old life in order to begin my new.

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Memories accumulated as thickly as the objects, and I could not remove the one from the other. Hence they all went into boxes to be moved to my new abode.

Give me a good friend, a warm woman, and a comfortable place to lay my head, and I was happy.

Your attitude is deplorable, Lacey. All gentlemen are supposed to bewail putting their head in the noose. You will make the rest of us look shabby.

Polite, deferential, and still managed to tell me exactly what she wanted. She was certainly my daughter. (Lacey of Gabriella Auberge)

"You have an uncanny knack for mocking others and yourself at the same time," I said, "and yet making the mocking sound like a compliment." (Lacey, of Lucius Grenville)

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Fiction. Mystery. Historical Fiction. HTML:

As Captain Gabriel Lacey prepares for his upcoming wedding, his former neighbor, Marianne Simmons, asks for his help to find an actress friend who�??s gone missing. Lacey agrees to help look for the actress, little realizing that the search will pit him against men who think nothing of abduction, assault, or sending incendiary devices to the innocent.

At the same time, Lacey�??s personal life is changing, and his time for investigation is frequently and frustratingly interrupted. He is also commanded by a new Bow Street Runner to assist in bringing down James Denis, a criminal with whom Lacey now has complicated ties. Lacey must help or else risk hanging alongside Denis.

The search for the actress takes Lacey from elegant assembly rooms to the backstage of the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, where he finds darkness in all corners. Lacey�??s life and honor are constantly challenged as he tries to settle into his new life, until he realizes he can follow no code but his own.

Book 8 in the Captain Lacey Regency Myster

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Winter 1818

As Captain Gabriel Lacey prepares to leave for his upcoming wedding, he's interrupted by his former neighbor, Marianne Simmons, concerned about an actress friend of hers who's gone missing. Lacey agrees to help look for the actress, little realizing that the search will bring him up against dangerous men who think nothing of abduction and blackmail, or indeed of sending incendiary devices to the innocent.

Lacey's compassion tells him to help the actress who is in true danger, but his personal life is changing, and his time for investigation is frequently and frustratingly interrupted. He is also commanded to assist Bow Street in bringing down James Denis, a criminal with whom Lacey now has complicated ties, or risk hanging with him.

The search for the actress takes Lacey from the assembly rooms of the upper classes to behind the scenes at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, where he finds darkness in all corners. Lacey's life and honor are constantly challenged as his circumstances change, and he realizes he can follow no code but his own.
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