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A Countess Ashby de la Zouche mystery

272 pages, New edition Edition Other Information: 16 Published In: United Kingdom, 04 November 2002

The sequel to Fidelis Morgan's hugely entertaining debut, UNNATURAL FIRE, again featuring the irrepressible Countess Ashby de la Zouche and her stupendously bosomed former maid, Alpiew, on the trail of murder and mayhem in early 18th-century London Once again Anastasia Ashby de la Zouche, Baroness Penge, Countess of Clapham, former mistress to Charles II, finds herself embroiled in the darker side of early 18th century London. The Rival Queens is a tale of actresses, syphilis, juvenile delinquency, artifice, hot drinks and murder...not to mention The Passions and the doings of Samuel Pepys. About the Author

Fidelis Morgan is an actor and an expert in Restoration comedy. Acclaimed for her stage plays, Pamela and Hangover Square, she also collaborated with Lynda la Plante on Channel 4's tense, psychological thriller Killer Net. She has written non-fiction studies of charismatic female figures from the 17th and 18th centuries, and contributed to the bestselling Virago anthology Wicked. In this, her second novel, she continues to combine historical interest with her lifelong passion for crime fiction, as in her hilarious debut Unnatural Fire.

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd ISBN: 0006514537 EAN: 9780006514534 Dimensions: 19.0 x 13.0 centimetres (0.29 kg)