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Andrea Penrose is the USA Today bestselling author of Regency-era historical fiction, including the acclaimed Wrexford & Sloane mystery series, as well as Regency romances written under the names Cara Elliott and Andrea Pickens. Published internationally in ten languages, she is a three-time RITA Award finalist and the recipient of numerous writing awards, including two Daphne Du Maurier Awards for Historical Mystery and two Gold Leaf Awards.

A graduate of Yale University with a B.A. in Art and an M.F.A. in Graphic Design, Andrea fell in love with Regency England after reading Pride and Prejudice and has maintained a fascination with the era’s swirling silks and radical new ideas throughout her writing career. She lives in Connecticut and b ...more

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Average rating: 4.08 · 65,032 ratings · 6,020 reviews · 19 distinct works • Similar authors

	Murder on Black Swan Lane (Wrexford & Sloane, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 13,889 ratings — published 2017 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder at Half Moon Gate (Wrexford & Sloane, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 9,183 ratings — published 2018 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder at Kensington Palace (Wrexford & Sloane, #3) 4.15 avg rating — 8,262 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder at Queen's Landing (A Wrexford & Sloane Mystery, #4) 4.17 avg rating — 7,396 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder at the Royal Botanic Gardens (Wrexford & Sloane, #5) 4.13 avg rating — 6,492 ratings — published 2021 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder at the Serpentine Bridge (Wrexford & Sloane, #6) 4.19 avg rating — 5,104 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder at the Merton Library (Wrexford & Sloane, #7) 4.11 avg rating — 3,990 ratings — published 2023	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sweet Revenge (A Lady Arianna Regency Mystery #1) 3.73 avg rating — 2,465 ratings — published 2011 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cocoa Conspiracy (Lady Arianna Regency Mystery, #2) 3.85 avg rating — 1,580 ratings — published 2011 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Diamond of London 3.71 avg rating — 1,548 ratings — published 2024 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Backstory: Paper in the Regency era

In my Regency-set mystery, Murder on Black Swan Lane, the heroine, Charlotte Sloane, makes her living putting words and images on paper. Which got me to thinking about what an incredibly important basic commodity it was in the era. Communication—whether it be art, personal letters, scholarly ideas, firebrand political tracts, music, etc.—was dependent on paper, from the fine deckled edged watercol Read more of this blog post »

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Andrea Penrose answered Kathy's question: Do we learn the Earl of Wrexford's first name and what happened to his brother Tommy? Yes to both questions! Wrexford's first name is rarely used (that was very common in the Regency for aristocrats) But it is mentioned in Murder at Half Moon Gate for the first time. And Murder at the Merton Library has a subplot concerning Tommy's de See Full Answer
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Andrea Penrose answered Shalini M's question: Are there going to be more books in Lady Arianna series? And if so, when will the next one be coming out? Yes, there will! I have just outlined the next one and hope to release it next April or May. Stay tuned!
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Andrea Penrose made a comment in the group The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group — August 2023 Group Read: Murder on Black Swan Lane, by Andrea Penrose topic " Kymm wrote: "I've been reading this series for a while now and am now on book 5, "Murder at the Royal Botanic Gardens" and it's one of my favorite ser ...more "
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Andrea Penrose made a comment on The Backstory: Paper in the Regency era " Sarah wrote: "When you were painting, did you copy something or primarily use your imagination? Did you prefer oil paints, water color or something el ...more "
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Andrea Penrose rated a book it was amazing The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Andrea Penrose rated a book it was amazing Who Cries for the Lost (Sebastian St. Cyr, #18) by C.S. Harris (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“History's boring," grumbled Raven, reluctantly sitting down.
"Actually it's not," she countered. "It's all about the fascinating people--the politicians, the philosophers, the artists, the soldiers, the musicians--who shaped the world.”
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“It’s a pity women aren’t allowed to practice law,” she shot back. “We’d be far better at it than men because we care more about practical results than prosing on like pompous windbags.”
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“As we both know, seeing a problem from a different perspective often reveals a simple answer.”
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A Meditation on Murder (Death in Paradise #1) by Robert Thorogood

A Meditation on Murder by Robert Thorogood

One of the Girls by Lucy Clarke

No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy

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Murder on Black Swan Lane (Wrexford & Sloane, #1) by Andrea Penrose

Murder on Black Swan Lane by Andrea Penrose

The Spellbook of Katrina Van Tassel: A Story of Sleepy Hollow by Alyssa Palombo

Sisters of the Resistance by Christine Wells

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Yesterday Is History by Kosoko Jackson

Malice (Malice Duology, #1) by Heather Walter

Malice by Heather Walter

Heartstopper Volume One (Heartstopper, #1) by Alice Oseman

Heartstopper: Volume One by Alice Oseman

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