Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord: A Novel [Paperback]

Bridgerton meets Agatha Christie inAct Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord,a dazzling first entry in a captivating new Regency-era mystery series with a feminist spin from Celeste Connally.

London, 1815. Lady Petra Forsyth, daughter of the Earl of Holbrook, has made a shocking proclamation. After losing her beloved fianc? in an accident three years earlier, she announces in front of Londons loosest lips that she will never marry. A woman of independent meansand rather independent waysPetra sees no reason to cede her wealth and freedom to any man now that the love of her life is gone. Instead, she plans to continue enjoying the best of society without any expectations.

But when ballroom gossip suggests that a longtime friend has died of a fit due to her melancholia while in the care of a questionable physician, Petra vows to use her status to dig deeper. Just as Petra has reason to believe her friend is alive, a shocking murder proves more danger is afoot than she thought. And the more determined Lady Petra becomes in uncovering the truth, the more her own headstrong actions and desire for independence are used against her, putting her own freedomand possibly her lifein jeopardy.

CELESTE CONNALLY is an Agatha Award nominee, and a former freelance writer and editor. A lifelong devotee of historical novels and adaptations fueled by her passion for historyplus weekly doses of PBS MasterpieceCeleste loves reading and writing about women from the past who didnt always do as they were told.

Fast-paced, witty....For fans of headstrong women sleuths and readers of Deanna Raybourn and Kerry Greenwood. Library Journal(starred review)

Effervescent...A delightful period adventure with pitch-perfect banter. Kirkus Reviews

Delightful...Petra is marvelously drawnan easy-to-love, instantly memorable heroineand Connally equips her with a brisk, page-turning adventure. This is catnip forl3}