‘Oh yes, you can,’ insisted Paul. ‘Show your mettle. Dorothea may have pulled out of Measure for Measure but you haven’t. When rehearsals start on Monday, you will be Isabella. Send a letter to Brighton Pavilion to explain that you’re unable to go there. I’ll deliver it by hand and offer that petition to the Prince Regent at the same time. Both documents will give him a profound shock.’

She was baffled. ‘Why am I unable to be there in person?’

‘I told you. You’re Isabella now.’

‘So?’

‘It would be improper. You are about to become a novice in a nunnery.’

Hugging each other, the two of them laughed happily.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Edward Marston has written well over a hundred books, including some non-fiction. He is best known for his hugely successful Railway Detective series and he also writes the Bow Street Rivals series featuring twin detectives set during the Regency, as well as the Home Front Detective series.

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By Edward Marston

The Railway Detective series

The Railway Detective • The Excursion Train

The Railway Viaduct • The Iron Horse

Murder on the Brighton Express • The Silver Locomotive Mystery

Railway to the Grave • Blood on the Line

The Stationmaster’s Farewell • Peril on the Royal Train

A Ticket to Oblivion • Timetable of Death

Signal for Vengeance • The Circus Train Conspiracy

A Christmas Railway Mystery • Points of Danger

Fear on the Phantom Special • Slaughter in the Sapperton Tunnel

Inspector Colbeck’s Casebook

The Home Front Detective series

A Bespoke Murder • Instrument of Slaughter

Five Dead Canaries • Deeds of Darkness

Dance of Death • The Enemy Within

Under Attack • The Unseen Hand

The Bow Street Rivals series

Shadow of the Hangman • Steps to the Gallows

Date with the Executioner • Fugitive from the Grave

Rage of the Assassin

The Domesday series

The Wolves of Savernake • The Ravens of Blackwater

The Dragons of Archenfield • The Lions of the North

The Serpents of Harbledown • The Stallions of Woodstock

The Hawks of Delamere • The Wildcats of Exeter

The Foxes of Warwick •The Owls of Gloucester

The Elephants of Norwich

The Restoration series

The King’s Evil • The Amorous Nightingale

The Repentant Rake • The Frost Fair

The Parliament House • The Painted Lady

The Bracewell mysteries

The Queen’s Head • The Merry Devils

The Trip to Jerusalem • The Nine Giants

The Mad Courtesan • The Silent Woman

The Roaring Boy • The Laughing Hangman

The Fair Maid of Bohemia • The Wanton Angel

The Devil’s Apprentice • The Bawdy Basket

The Vagabond Clown • The Counterfeit Crank