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The Trick of the Treasure
A Victorian Historical Romance Mystery
2025
First Published
4.63
Average Rating
256
Number of Pages

Part of Series

Navigating mystery and lies – and their own precarious love. Struggling with the novelty of their engagement, Constance and Solomon are delighted to dig their teeth into a new mystery – the vanishing of a treasure hoard from a locked strong room. The treasure, only just brought home by adventurer Barnabas Lloyd, was supposed to pay off his debts and rebuild the family’s finances. Since no one broke into the house, suspicion inevitably falls on Lloyd’s own household - his beautiful wife, his dotty maiden sister, and his spirited children. Or perhaps a friend who is not above a bit of fortune hunting on his own. But did the treasure, in fact, ever leave the ship? Its disgraced captain and crew have to be investigated, which brings its own complications, especially when one of the crew looks enough like Solomon to be his missing twin brother. And then their chief suspect is murdered, and everything becomes much more dangerous… Tropes/ ✅ Locked-Room Theft ✅ Disguises / Doppelgänger / Secret Twin ✅ Family Secrets ✅ Amateur Sleuths ✅ High-Society Scandal ✅ Murder Mystery with a Twist ✅ Treasure Hunt ✅ Fortune Hunting Gone Wrong

Avg Rating
4.63
Number of Ratings
238
5 STARS
69%
4 STARS
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3 STARS
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Author

Mary Lancaster
Mary Lancaster
Author · 83 books

Mary Lancaster is a USA Today bestselling author of historical fiction and historical romance. She lives in Scotland with her husband, one of three grown-up kids, and a small dog with a big personality. Her first literary love was historical fiction, a genre which she relishes mixing up with romance and adventure in her own writing. Several of her novels feature actual historical characters as diverse as Hungarian revolutionaries, medieval English outlaws, and a family of eternally rebellious royal Scots. To say nothing of Vlad the Impaler. Her most recent books are light fun Regency romances, with occasional forays into Victorian mystery. Connect with Mary on-line: Website: http://www.MaryLancaster.com Newsletter sign-up: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webfor... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mary.lancast... Facebook Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/MaryLancaste... Twitter: @MaryLancNovels https://twitter.com/MaryLancNovels Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Mary-Lancaster... Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/mary-...

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