Order of Andrea Penrose Books
Andrea Penrose is an American author who writes Regency-era historical fiction. She is best know as the author of the popular Wrexford & Sloane Mystery series. Penrose has won numerous awards for her writing, including two Daphne Du Maurier Awards for Historical Mystery and two Gold Leaf Awards.
Penrose attended Yale where she earned her MFA in Graphic Design at the Yale School of Art, concentrating in publication design. She also took many history classes during this time. She learned to love Regency England after reading Pride & Prejudice which ultimately lead to her writing career. She makes her home in Connecticut.
Publication Order of Lady Arianna Hadley Mystery Books
Sweet Revenge | (2011) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Cocoa Conspiracy | (2011) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Recipe for Treason | (2012) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Stolen Letters | (2017) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Smoke & Lies | (2018) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
A Question of Numbers | (2019) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
A Tangle of Serpents | (2020) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Publication Order of Wrexford & Sloane Books
Murder on Black Swan Lane | (2017) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Murder at Half Moon Gate | (2018) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Murder at Kensington Palace | (2019) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Murder at Queen's Landing | (2020) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Murder on Black Swan Lane is the first book in the Wrexford & Sloane Mystery series. The book introduces the Earl of Wrexford, a brilliant man who often takes part in reckless behavior. This leads to the local Reverend publicly condemning him for his debauchery and Wrexford can’t help but to use his wit to strike back. When the clergyman is found dead, Wrexford becomes the chief suspect. Meanwhile, Charlotte Sloane has been using her late husband’s nom de plume. A.J. Quill. Wrexford will need her to use Quill’s sources to help him and clear his name.
The Lady Arianna Hadley Mystery series begins with Sweet Revenge. The book sees Lady Arianna out for revenge which brings her back to London after spending time in the West Indies. She is determined to find the men responsible for her father’s death so she disguises herself as a man and takes work as a chef in one of London’s aristocratic households. The Prince Regent ends up poisoned by one of her desserts and goes to questions Arianna. However, they are both nearly killed which brings them together to try and solve the crime.