The Crumpled Letter, The Shattered Portrait – Alice Quinn, Alexandra Maldwyn-Davies – translator Free Audiobook

Written by Alice Quinn, Alexandra Maldwyn-Davies – translator
Read by Elizabeth Knowelden
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Alice Quinn, Alexandra Maldwyn-Davies – translator; Belle Epoque Mystery, Books 1-2
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The Crumpled Letter
Belle Epoque Mystery
By: Alice Quinn, Alexandra Maldwyn-Davies – translator
Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden
Series: Belle Epoque Mystery, Book 1
Length: 11 hrs and 42 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Release date: 09-25-18
Language: English
Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Publisher’s Summary
On the French Riviera during the Belle Epoque, a murder draws two women into the dangerous shadows of Europe’s privileged elite…

One spring evening in 1884, beautiful young courtesan Lola Deslys discovers the lifeless body of a chambermaid hidden in the gardens of the Hôtel Beau Rivage in Cannes. Even more distressing is that Lola knows the girl well. When the inquiry into her murder fails to reveal a single substantial clue, Lola is persuaded by novelist Guy de Maupassant to delve into the case on her own.

Eager to exert her independence and defy conventions, Lola agrees. But she needs help in her investigation, and there’s no better partner in her pursuit – however unlikely – than Miss Gabriella Fletcher, a highborn, well-educated, and currently disgraced English governess.

To solve this dreadful crime, Lola and Miss Fletcher must navigate the depths of respectable society. But will their determination suffice in a city where fortune, secrets, men, and appearances reign supreme?

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The Shattered Portrait
Belle Epoque Mystery, Book 2
By: Alice Quinn, Alexandra Maldwyn-Davies – translator
Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden
Series: Belle Epoque Mystery, Book 2
Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Release date: 02-25-20
Language: English
Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Publisher’s Summary
When one of the wealthiest and most hated men on the French Riviera is murdered, finding his killer becomes a privilege – and a danger.

It’s a Mediterranean winter in 1888. Though Cannes glistens, it’s darker behind closed doors. A real estate crisis has ripped through the city’s storied fortunes, upending lives. Courtesan Lola Deslys has survived the ruins unscathed…until she’s drawn into the desperation of a former, and unfaithful, acquaintance. With the threat of debtors’ prison hanging over her head, Lola’s latest client is running out of time and luck.

Her client has solicited Lola to reclaim an incriminating contract from the ruthless banker at the heart of the crisis. Many want to see the swindler dead, and when he’s found murdered, everyone is a suspect – including one of Lola’s closest friends. The only clue to finding the real killer: a shattered portrait. The only hope: to follow its pieces through the back alleys and deadly deceptions of the belle époque.