The Corpse Played Dead (Lizzie Hardwicke)

By: Georgina Clarke

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Synopsis: An eighteenth-century sex worker goes undercover in the London theatre world and finds herself in the middle of a murder case in this historical mystery. When an undercover assignment for the Bow Street magistrate sees prostituteLizzie Hardwicke trade Ma Farley&’s Bawdy House in Soho for life as a theatre seamstress on Drury Lane, it becomes clear quite quickly—what goes on in the wings is much more intriguing than the theatrics being played out on stage . . . Soon Lizzie is once again thrown together with the handsome Inspector Will Davenport when a high-profile investor is brutally hanged at center stage and Lizzie discovers the body. With the suspect list rivalling any casting call, Lizzie will have to use every trick she&’s hidden up her sleeves to unravel the tangled threads and bring the culprit into the spotlight. Praise for The Corpse Played Dead&“I loved everything about this ingenious story! It is every bit as sparkling and twisty as the first book.&” —Celia Anderson, author of 59 Memory Lane