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02878aam a2200469 i 4500 001 444CC53261B211EE96A426B62DECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20231003010052 008 230918t20232023nyu 000 1 eng d 010 $a 2023938817 020 $a 1496739930 020 $a 9781496739933 040 $d SILO 050 14 $a PS3554.A15 $b M86 2023 082 04 $a 813/.54 $2 23/eng/20230913 100 1 $a Penrose, Andrea, $e author. 245 10 $a Murder at the Merton Library / $c Andrea Penrose. 250 $a First Kensington hardcover edition. 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Kensington Publishing Corp., $c 2023. 300 $a 361 pages ; $c 22 cm. 490 1 $a A Wrexford & Sloane historical mystery ; $v 7. 500 $a Sequel to: Murder at the Serpentine Bridge. 520 $a "Responding to an urgent plea from a troubled family friend, the Earl of Wrexford journeys to Oxford only to find the reclusive university librarian has been murdered and a rare manuscript has gone missing. The only clue is that someone overheard an argument in which Wrexford's name was mentioned. At the same time, Charlotte--working under her pen name, A. J. Quill--must determine whether a laboratory fire was arson and if it's connected to the race between competing consortiums to build a new type of ship--one that can cross the ocean powered by steam rather than sails--with the potential to revolutionize military power and world commerce. That the race involves new innovations in finance and entrepreneurship only adds to the high stakes--especially as their good friend Kit Sheffield may be an investor in one of the competitors. As they delve deeper into the baffling clues, Wrexford and Charlotte begin to realize that things are not what they seem. An evil conspiracy is lurking in the shadows and threatens all they hold dear--unless they can tie the loose threads together before it's too late..."-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Wrexford, $c Lord (Fictitious character) $v Fiction. 600 10 $a Sloane, Charlotte, $c Lady (Fictitious character) $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Murder $x Investigation $v Fiction. 651 0 $a London (England) $x History $y 19th century $v Fiction. 651 0 $a Great Britain $x History $y Regency, 1811-1820 $v Fiction. 655 7 $a Detective and mystery fiction. $2 lcgft. 655 7 $a Historical fiction. $2 lcgft. 655 7 $a Novels. $2 lcgft. 800 1 $a Penrose, Andrea. $t Wrexford & Sloane historical mystery. 941 $a 8 952 $l JSPB572 $d 20240323012949.0 952 $l SFPH074 $d 20240314025348.0 952 $l XEPE697 $d 20240130010518.0 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20240106010626.0 952 $l DBPE173 $d 20231212010508.0 952 $l GFPE771 $d 20231206013015.0 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20231109010616.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20231003012057.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=444CC53261B211EE96A426B62DECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search