{"product_id":"winters-season-a-regency-mystery-9781592116898","title":"Winter's Season: A Regency Mystery","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn 1817 London, before the police existed, Captain Winter is the city's only hope against murder and deceit. This gripping historical crime thriller blends war-born cunning, high-society intrigue, and shadowy investigations in a world where every secret could be deadly.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn 1817 London, Before the Police, There Was Captain Winter.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLondon, 1817. A city teeming with life, yet lacking a professional police force. When a wealthy young woman is brutally murdered in an alley frequented by prostitutes, a shadowy government bureau in Whitehall dispatches its \"special emissary\"--Captain Winter. A veteran of the Napoleonic Wars and a gentleman forged by chance and conflict, Winter is uniquely equipped to navigate the treacherous currents of London society, from aristocratic drawing rooms to the city's grimmest taverns. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWithout an army of officers or the aid of forensic science, Winter must rely on his wits and a network of unconventional allies. His childhood friend, a nobleman, opens doors in high society, while a wise Jewish physician uncovers secrets the dead cannot hide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Winter's most intriguing, and potentially dangerous, asset is Barbara Lightwood. Shrewd, beautiful, and operating as a discreet intermediary among the elite, Barbara shares a past with Winter from the war years. Their rekindled affair is fraught with wariness; she offers intimate information crucial to his investigation, but guards her own secrets fiercely. Like Winter, she is both cunning and capable of danger. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom grand houses to dimly lit streets, death stalks Captain Winter. He must tread carefully to unmask a killer, navigate a web of secrets and lies, and perhaps, in the process, save his own soul.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eR.J. Koreto\u003c\/b\u003e has been a magazine writer, website manager, textbook editor, novelist, and merchant seaman. Born and raised in New York City, he graduated from Vassar College and has wanted to be a writer ever since reading \u003ci\u003eThe Naked and the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn addition to his eight mystery novels, he has published short stories in \u003ci\u003eEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAlfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003e2020 Bouchercon Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eParanoia Blues: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Paul Simon\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis ninth novel, \u003ci\u003eWinter's Season\u003c\/i\u003e, will be available in 2026. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe and his wife have two grown daughters and divide their time between Rockland County, N.Y., and Martha's Vineyard, Mass.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Histria Fiction","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52039759233298,"sku":"9781592116898","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d8c8f535-aa0f-4f15-90d1-65b7d5bdca5a.jpg?v=1771412210","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/winters-season-a-regency-mystery-9781592116898","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}