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Alec Halsey Mysteries Books 1 - 3: A Georgian Historical Mystery Kindle Edition

by Lucinda Brant (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 out of 5 stars 627 ratings

Very well written, fast paced, and full of secrets… A cracking good adventure! —Historical Novel Society

The story arc of this boxed set spans three full-length novels set in the aristocratic world of the 1760's, featuring amateur sleuth Alec, Lord Halsey.

In book one, DEADLY ENGAGEMENT, Alec is unwittingly caught up in country house mayhem and murder at his estranged brother’s engagement party.

Some months later, in DEADLY AFFAIR, Alec attends a dinner party where a vicar drops dead beside him. Investigating the death of this seemingly harmless man of God, Alec makes a surprising connection to the mysterious Miranda.

In DEADLY PERIL, Alec is lured to Europe to rescue dear friends held to ransom in remote Castle Hertzfeld. In a race against time, Alec journeys across an icy wasteland devastated by civil war to “a gobsmacking finale you’ll never see coming”.

Lucinda Brant's mysteries explore the darker side of her richly authentic 18th century world. Along with her trademark wit and high drama there are deeper subplots and even quirkier characters that will have you shuddering and laughing in equal measure!


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I challenge anyone to read DEADLY ENGAGEMENT and not crave more from the handsome Alec Halsey with his high sense of morals, dark good looks, and divine analytical mind. —Francine Zane, Readers’ Favorite 5 STARS

A clever and intriguing mystery which very skillfully pulls together seemingly disparate plot threads to reach a thoroughly satisfying conclusion with plot twists I most definitely didn’t see coming. I am hooked and eager for more. —Caz Owens, All About Romance, rated a DESERT ISLE KEEPER

Every one is worthy of five stars, but DEADLY PERIL is possibly the best yet. It is, quite simply, a perfect combination of mystery, romance, and history. —Lady Wesley, Romantic Historical Reviews 5 STARS


Accolades

  • 2016, 2017 USA TODAY bestseller
  • Goethe International Novel Writing Competition Finalist: Outstanding Works in Post-1750s Historical Fiction
  • RONE Finalist: Best Published Mystery
  • RONE Mystery/Suspense Cover Design: Finalist and Runner-Up
  • In'Dtale Crowned Heart
  • B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree (all three books)


Connecting Books

Enjoy Lucinda’s meticulously researched 18th century world, where characters, places, and events all intertwine.

Salt Hendon Series
1763 SALT BRIDE (Magnus and Jane)
1767 SALT REDUX (Antony and Caroline)
SALT HENDON COLLECTION — boxed set with bonus novella SALT ANGEL

Roxton Family Saga
1740s NOBLE SATYR (Renard and Antonia)
1760s MIDNIGHT MARRIAGE (Julian and Deb)
1770s AUTUMN DUCHESS (Antonia and Jonathon)
1770s DAIR DEVIL (Dair and Rory)
1770s PROUD MARY (Mary and Christopher)
1780s SATYR’S SON (Henri-Antoine and Lisa)
1743–77 ETERNALLY YOURS (Roxton Letters Vol. 1)
1772-87 FOREVER REMAIN (Roxton Letters Vol. 2)

Alec Halsey Mysteries
Spring 1763 DEADLY ENGAGEMENT (Country house murder and mayhem)
Autumn 1763 DEADLY AFFAIR (A poisoned vicar and the mysterious Miranda)
Winter 1763 DEADLY PERIL (Bloody intrigue abroad)
Summer 1764 DEADLY KIN (Murderous family secrets)
Winter 1764 DEADLY DESIRE (Lies, levées, and lovers) In progress

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Book 1 Deadly Engagement — Country house mayhem & murder
Book 2 Deadly Affair — A poisoned vicar and the mysterious Miranda.
Book 3 Deadly Peril — Bloody intrigue abroad.
Introducing Alec, Lord Halsey.

The story arc of this boxed set spans three full-length novels set in the aristocratic world of the 1760's, featuring amateur sleuth Alec, Lord Halsey.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01MDRJ5VZ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sprigleaf
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 26, 2016
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 9.4 MB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 1153 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0987375247
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LUCINDA BRANT is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of award-winning Georgian historical romances and mysteries. She writes about families, creating worlds that are full of history, heart, and Happily Ever Afters.

Lucinda has university degrees in history, politics, law, and a post graduate degree in education. Now a full-time writer, she has had many careers: university administrator; selling merch at rock concerts; mentor to first year medical students; and history and geography teacher at an exclusive boarding school for young ladies.

Lucinda lives in a villa full of books by the beach, with her scientist hubby, and an Italian Greyhound princess called Mabelle. She has been researching and reading about the 18th Century for over forty years, and still finds the Georgian era just as fascinating now as then.

A proud member of Novelists Inc. (NINC); The Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi); the Audio Publishers Association (APA), and the Beau Monde—Regency Fiction Writers (RFW).

Lucinda's many awards include:

10k Random House/Woman’s Day Romantic Fiction Prize

15 x IndieBRAG Medallion

10 x Readers' Favorite medalist

3x finalist for the RONE award. Awarded the RONE Historical Novel of the Year

Chatelaine Romantic Fiction First in Category Award winner

2 x finalist for the Romance Writers of Australia Romantic Book of the Year (RBY) award

"Quizzing glass and quill, into my sedan chair and away! The 1700s rock!"

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Customers enjoy these Georgian historical mysteries for their intriguing plots with detailed stories and plenty of action. The writing is well-executed with nicely turned phrases, and customers find the characters likeable.

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Customers enjoy the plots of these historical mysteries, finding them intriguing and full of detail, with plenty of action and suspense.

"...Lucinda's characters are smart and witty, her adventures are intricate and exciting and her landscapes are vivid and lush." Read more

"...transported to the Georgian period and immersed in the intrigue and politics of that era...." Read more

"...I loved the stories with all of the detail of the people and their lives. Detail also of the world around them...." Read more

"I like historical fiction. It takes you on a journey. This series is well put together and I really like the leading character." Read more

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Customers enjoy the writing style of the book, finding it delightful and fun to read, with one customer describing it as steady cozy reading.

"...'s characters are smart and witty, her adventures are intricate and exciting and her landscapes are vivid and lush." Read more

"...period is evident in the details she brings to her stories, her superb writing skill brings her characters to life!..." Read more

"This series of books "Alex Halsey's Mystery Series is finominal...." Read more

"...We n their own terms, the books are enjoyable and well written." Read more

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Customers find the series enjoyable, with one mentioning it's a smut book.

"Really liked the first book. The second one was OK. The third book lost me...." Read more

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"...Decent stories with distinct storylines, not at all spicy but still good...." Read more

"Definitely more romance that I'm used to or enjoy, but overall very good and interesting reads...." Read more

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Customers appreciate the character development in the book, finding them likeable, with one customer specifically praising how Alec Halsey is portrayed.

"...flaws and strengths, and fall in love because of both. Lucinda's characters are smart and witty, her adventures are intricate and exciting and her..." Read more

"...This series is well put together and I really like the leading character." Read more

"...Characters were well thought out with great description and was in love with Alec from the start and I am not a romance novel reader...." Read more

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"...are so finely drawn and developed, so intricately woven with wildly fun eccentrics, people in need of rescue and lusciously evil enemies...." Read more

"...We n their own terms, the books are enjoyable and well written." Read more

"...Try them-you will like them. Well written and fun to read. Step back to a time long ago and experience what life was like then." Read more

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  • Beth B
    5.0 out of 5 stars Romance and great writing, how can you miss
    Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2017
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    You must not miss this series. One of the best I have ever read. You will fall in love with Alex and Selena's story, layer upon layer of intrigue and mystery. LB's main characters are so finely drawn and developed, so intricately woven with wildly fun eccentrics, people in need of rescue and lusciously evil enemies. I love the ability of her main characters to have deep conversations where they grow to know each other, their
    flaws and strengths, and fall in love because of both. Lucinda's characters are smart and witty, her adventures are intricate and exciting and her landscapes are vivid and lush.
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  • HeyerFan
    4.0 out of 5 stars Three Interconnected Stories
    Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2022
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    Deadly Engagement - A career diplomat, sibling jealousy, a darker side of the Regency era, murder and a puzzling whodunnit, all leavened by the hero’s love interest.

    Deadly Affair - Now elevated to the peerage but uneasy in that role, Alec returns to London after a period in the country trying to put his estate in order. His absence has allowed rumours to grow that he murdered his brother and so when a guest, next to whom he was sitting at a dinner party, is poisoned, Alec is the prime suspect. Note: even less romance in this story than the first!

    Deadly Peril - In order to save his best friend and a young lady, Alec Halsey is forced to return to war torn Midanich, a country he barely escaped with his life some ten years previous. He knows his friends imprisonment is a trap to get him in the clutches one again of Prince Ernst and Princess Johanna, so is not best pleased when not only his elderly uncle but his godmother the Duchess and the woman he lives tags along too.
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  • Kathy
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous! Perfect for binge reading!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2017
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    Wow! Totally mesmerizing and immensely absorbing! I was completely transported to the Georgian period and immersed in the intrigue and politics of that era. Ms. Brant's knowledge and research of the period is evident in the details she brings to her stories, her superb writing skill brings her characters to life! Thank God for this collection of Alec Halsey books as I would have been hunting for the next in the series, so wonderfully connected they all are and I was (thankfully) able to binge read them in a couple of days! Bring on more Alec Halsey!!!
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  • okcsrpaul
    5.0 out of 5 stars A great read!
    Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2018
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    I loved these three stories! Lucinda knows how to write to keep the reader wanting more. I loved the stories with all of the detail of the people and their lives. Detail also of the world around them. If you enjoy reading how people used to live and to follow a specific family as to how they weave their lives with those around them. I hated to have the stories end! I will definitely read more of her books and please know I am a hard core mystery reader.
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  • Amazon Customer
    3.0 out of 5 stars Really liked the first book
    Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2017
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    Really liked the first book. The second one was OK. The third book lost me. A man has to go on a dangerous mission to rescue his friends and the author sends along side characters who (unless the story jumps the shark) will only make his mission more difficult because he has to worry about their safety and the stupid things they might do. All I can figure is that the author loved the side characters so much she just could not leave them behind.
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  • C. Lawless
    4.0 out of 5 stars I like historical fiction
    Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2017
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    I like historical fiction. It takes you on a journey. This series is well put together and I really like the leading character.
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  • M. H from PA.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
    Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2022
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    This series of books "Alex Halsey's Mystery Series is finominal. Each one is interesting as well as informative to different aspects of life in Georgian England times. Highly recommend it.
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  • Sandra
    5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST READ
    Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2017
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    I cannot even began to describe how much I enjoyed this book set. Characters were well thought out with great description and was in love with Alec from the start and I am not a romance novel reader. This is not such but does have romance, sex, suspense, history and a few surprises . It had everything it takes to make for a can't put it down or can't wait to get back to kind of read. Loved it and hated to come to the end.
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  • Sharon E. Leighton
    5.0 out of 5 stars As good as a vacation
    Reviewed in Canada on February 24, 2017
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    I couldn't stop reading! I enjoyed these stories very much and will probably read more by Lucinda Brant. The stories are an intriguing combination of Georgette Heyer (slightly earlier period), Dorothy Sayers, and Anthony Hope. If you don't recognize the last name, he's famous for "The Prisoner of Zenda," a book which appears to have had a noticeable influence on the third book in this trilogy. The sum total is unique and interesting, a great way to let the imagination wander freely in a world other than the one we deal with daily. Is it pure escapism? I think valuable themes can be picked up, but even if a reader deems it pure escapism, sometimes escapist literature is as good as a vacation. This qualifies.
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  • Tracy-k
    5.0 out of 5 stars brilliant!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 5, 2022
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    I’ve loved all the books by Lucinda Brant, definitely keepers to re read again and again, especially like Salt Hendon books …
    Only 1 thing upset me about this story, why did Emily’s maid have to die, nothing in the storyline called for that, just upsetting, everyone rescued except the woman who sacrificed herself, scolds bridal too. No, not needed.
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  • CTT
    3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
    Reviewed in Australia on March 10, 2017
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    Read the first two but was not interested enough to pursue the trilogy.
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  • Lina hanson
    1.0 out of 5 stars The covers look good.
    Reviewed in Germany on November 8, 2017
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    I'm a fan of the Sebastian St. Cyr mysteries and a friend recommended this series. I started reading - and found myself lost in headhopping central. Add wooden, twodimensional characters and sloppy writing and you will understand why I gave up after ten pages. To say the story didn't draw me in is understatement of the year. It bounced me right out. Sorry.
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  • Natalia
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in Canada on December 24, 2017
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    fun series
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