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A Fatal Assignation (The Rutherford Trilogy Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Alice Chetwynd Ley (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 out of 5 stars 351 ratings

A captivating mix of mystery and romance! For fans of Georgette Heyer, Mary Balogh, Barbara Erskine and Jane Austen.

Did Lord Jermyn’s final love affair prove fatal?

London, 1816

When Lord Jermyn goes missing, his wife asks scholar-turned-sleuth Justin Rutherford to find him without raising a scandal.

It seems that Justin’s niece, Anthea, was the last person to see the rakish lord — waiting in a secret room in a fashionable dress shop.

But days later, Jermyn is found shot and buried in a pauper’s grave.

Their curiosity piqued, the Rutherfords team up with the Bow Street police to find out how he got there.

Known for his roving eye, there’s no shortage of jealous husbands who could have wanted Jermyn dead.

And as Justin attempts to unravel his past, it seems that few people are willing to admit their dealings with him…

A FATAL ASSIGNATION is the second book in The Rutherford Trilogy, an intriguing series of historical romance murder mysteries set in Georgian England.

THE RUTHERFORD TRILOGY SERIES:
Book One: A Reputation Dies
Book Two: A Fatal Assignation
Book Three: Masquerade of Vengeance
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From Publishers Weekly

The second in Ley's series of Regency mysteries (A Reputation Dies reunites the detective team of Anthea and Justin Rutherford, nubile niece and eligible bachelor uncle, familiars in the ton. When Sir Aubrey Jermyn turns up dead in a Bond Street modiste's inner sanctum, the team goes into action. Unsavory details about Jermyn's womanizing and pandering emerge with a cluster of likely suspects more than willing to wreak vengeance on their abuser. While witty Anthea and scholarly Justin carry on mild flirtations in their social rounds, they piece together the events leading up to Jermyn's fatal assignation with his neighbor's wife. A neatly worked out solution maintains interest as the protocol of Regency romance and detective stories is followed in a lightly entertaining way.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07Z84QS42
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sapere Books
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 16, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3.1 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 231 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1913335748
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 2 of 3 ‏ : ‎ The Rutherford Trilogy
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Regency mystery!
    Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2020
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    I've probably read all of Mrs. Cheyenne Ley's books and this one doesn't disappoint! A murder mystery, without the gory details, intriguing characters, and was unable to figure out the murderer until he was exposed. No potty words and no sexual scenes, just left to your imagination. I haven't read the first one in the series, but easy to figure out the details. Will read the other two.
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  • AnnieB
    4.0 out of 5 stars Refined and entertaining period mystery
    Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2019
    A Fatal Assignation is the second book in the Rutherford Trilogy by Alice Chetwynd Ley. Originally released in 1987, this reformat and re-release from Sapere on 3rd Nov 2019 is 231 pages and available in ebook format (other editions available in other formats). It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately. For Kindle Unlimited subscribers, this book is included in the KU subscription library to borrow and read for free.

    This is an easy to read Regency historical mystery with a very light and subtle romance subplot. I would not call it a romance. The mystery is engaging and develops apace with murder and blackmail and a fair bit of skullduggery. One particular thing which struck me positively throughout was the author's attention to period detail. The dialogue sounds right and I found no glaring anachronisms when I was reading. I wasn't yanked out of the story by problems with continuity, plotting, or character. I confess that I read this one in one sitting and mostly as a pleasure read-through instead of with an eye mainly toward reviewing, so my notes are not copious.

    I hadn't read the first book in the series, but this one works perfectly well as a standalone. I do intend to pick up the other two for a quick read soon. For KU subscribers, most of the author's oeuvre is available in the KU library.

    Four stars. Piquant, true to period, and well written.

    Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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  • eyes.2c
    4.0 out of 5 stars A missing Lord!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2019
    This second in the Rutherford Mysteries is once again a delightful read--if murder and blackmail can be considered that!
    Justin Rutherford's personae is as always the decisive, yet slightly detached, gentleman detective. Andrea his niece is back being the bright ton darling, smart and at times wayward, and Justin's scintillating accomplice.
    This time Andrea's friend Charlotte Jermyn's uncle is missing. Only it turns out he's dead and Andrea might have been the last to see him in an unexpected place.
    It seems Preston was somewhat of a roué with a string of mistresses to his bow. As Justin describes him, "one of Prinney’s set ... Odd fish."
    It takes some time for a hue and cry to be raised as Lady Jerymn and her husband go there separate ways, having "little in common, and merely try to support the usual observances of marriage." She initially approaches Justin in case her husband reappears from a sojourn in the country or some such activity. An investigation that won't cause embarrassment.
    Naturally though with Preston dead, Justin takes a hand with assisting Bow Street. This entails interviewing amongst others, Charlotte. There did seem to be a current of attraction between these two, but that might be all it is.
    A pleasing regency mystery.

    A Sapere Books ARC via NetGalley
    (Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.)
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars A new discovery, in The Rutherford Trilogy , only 3 days ago and already on the second book. A great read with detail and care, and a little romance on the side. Looking forward to book 3.
    Reviewed in Canada on June 26, 2020
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    Ms. ChetwyndLey writes in a way that immediately draw you in. A well crafted story full of mystery and an understanding of the times they were written in. A great read for sunny or wet afternoon.
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  • Carol
    5.0 out of 5 stars Murder, mystery & romance!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 15, 2020
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    Thoroughly enjoyed this and I do rather like Justin - very smooth, charming, yet a bit of the humorous rogue about him.
    Highly recommended.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Murder she wrote.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 17, 2020
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    Yes yes very interesting intriguing you will agree,kept me on the edge up until the end I got it wrong too drat loved it.
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  • Leila Harvey
    3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 15, 2020
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    I liked the story and well written but I found the end finishes abruptly
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  • Val
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Fatal Assignation
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 15, 2021
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    Brilliant series. More please.
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