{"product_id":"mortal-blow-book-elizabeth-bailey-9781913028336","title":"The Mortal Blow","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe intrepid Lady Fan is back  For fans of Georgette Heyer, Mary Balogh, Barbara Erskine and Jane Austen. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLady Fan is back to full health but can she solve the trickiest case yet...?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e1792, England\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLord Francis and Lady Ottilia Fanshawe are on their way home when their coach comes to a sudden stop. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA woman is standing in the middle of the road - covered in blood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe woman refuses to speak but on further investigation they find the body of a man hidden in the woods. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOttilia insists on bringing the woman home to find out what occurred. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the more she finds out the more complicated the case becomes... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho was the man in the woods? Did the blood-covered woman murder him?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOr did someone else strike The Mortal Blow...? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE MORTAL BLOW is the fifth book in the Lady Fan Mystery series: historical romance murder mysteries with a courageous woman sleuth embarking on a traditional British, private investigation in eighteenth-century London. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'The late Regency writer Georgette Heyer lives-and she's writing mysteries as Elizabeth Bailey ' - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeritorious Mysteries\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Ottilia is a strong, intelligent character with a real enthusiasm for detective work' - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe Reads Novels\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'They have everything you love in romances, plus continuing characters you can really come to love, and murders as well  Her heroine sleuth, \u003cb\u003eOttilia, is a fantastic character.' - \u003ci\u003eHistorical Romance UK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLADY FAN HISTORICAL MYSTERY SERIES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBOOK ONE: The Gilded Shroud\u003cbr\u003eBOOK TWO: The Deathly Portent\u003cbr\u003eBOOK THREE: The Opium Purge\u003cbr\u003eBOOK FOUR: The Candlelit Coffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBOOK FIVE: The Mortal Blow\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBOOK SIX: The Fateful Marriage\u003cbr\u003eBOOK SEVEN: The Dagger Dance\u003cbr\u003eBOOK EIGHT: The Unwanted Corpse\u003cbr\u003eBOOK NINE: The Vengeance Trail\u003cbr\u003eBOOK TEN: The Hanging Cheat\u003cbr\u003eBOOK ELEVEN: The Killing Cave","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49607670366481,"sku":"GOR012683387","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50401132577041,"sku":"CIN191302833XG","price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52621293093137,"sku":"GOR014565595","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":53334868001041,"sku":"CIN191302833XVG","price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":54377905914129,"sku":"NIN9781913028336","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/191302833X.jpg?v=1750964614","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/mortal-blow-book-elizabeth-bailey-9781913028336","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}