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Andrea Penrose | 20 Questions: MURDER AT THE SERPENTINE BRIDGE
Author Guest / September 28, 2022

1–What is the title of your latest release? MURDER AT THE SERPENTINE BRIDGE 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? In this latest addition to my Wrexford & Sloane Regency-set historical mystery series, Charlotte and her husband, Lord Wrexford, find themselves caught up in a dangerous intrigue when the prototype for a revolutionary new weapon goes missing from a British military research laboratory during a gala international celebration that has brought the major European leaders to London. The weapon is being offered by secret auction to the highest bidder, and when the government asks Wrexford and Charlotte to help in recover it, they and their quirky inner circle of family and friends must outwit a cunning villain to prevent the situation from exploding into all-out war. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? Real history gave me a more perfect setting for this mystery than I would have dared dream up on my own! The Peace Celebrations, held during the summer of 1814, was a non-stop two-week party filled with glittering balls, spectacular fireworks, mock naval battles on the lake in Hyde Park, horse races at Royal Ascot and champagne-fueled banquets and entertainments. The…