02200cam a2200373 i 4500 812171886 TxGeo 20230526120000.0 221028s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2022050253 9780593440810 trade pbk. 0593440811 trade pbk. (OCoLC)1345214707 TxGeo rda Goodman, Alison, author. The benevolent society of ill-mannered ladies / Alison Goodman. First edition. New York, NY : Berkley Prime Crime, 2023. 452 pages ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes a readers guide. A high society amateur detective at the heart of Regency London uses her wits and invisibility as an 'old maid' to protect other women in a new and fiercely feminist historical mystery series. Lady Augusta Colebrook, 'Gus,' is determinedly unmarried, bored by society life, and tired of being dismissed at the age of forty-two. She and her twin sister, Julia, who is grieving her dead betrothed, need a distraction. One soon presents itself: to rescue their friend's goddaughter, Caroline, from her violent husband. The sisters set out to Caroline's country estate with a plan, but their carriage is accosted by a highwayman. What follows is a high adventure full of danger, clever improvisation, and heart-racing near misses. Back in London, Gus persuades Julia to join her in a quest to help others in need--society be damned! And so begins the beguiling secret life and adventures of the Colebrook twins.-- Provided by publisher. 20230606. Women detectives Fiction. Twin sisters Fiction. Murder Investigation Fiction. Aristocracy (Social class) England London Fiction. London (England) Social life and customs 19th century Fiction. Detective and mystery fiction. Historical fiction. QS5