
Regency London knows Constance Tyrone as the conspicuously celibate founder of the St. Catherine Society, dedicated to helping poor women. One wet November evening a carriage mows down Constance outside her office. Curiously, while her corpse's one foot is bare, the other is...

This well imagined, carefully detailed, and cleverly plotted debut is set in 1811 London. Regency London knows Constance Tyrone as the conspicuously celibate founder of the St. Catherine Society, dedicated to helping poor women. One rainy November evening a carriage mows down...

Praise for The Rose in the Wheel "Vivid characterization, compelling narrative, and surprising plot twists-immensely satisfying." -Stephanie Barron, author of the Jane Austen mysteries Constance Tyrone, the conspicuously celibate founder of the St. Catherine Society, dedicated...