num_pages: 262
description: Cavalry captain Gabriel Lacey returns to Regency London from the Napoleonic wars, burned out, fighting melancholia, his career ended. His interest is piqued when he learns of a missing girl, possibly kidnapped by a prominent member of Parliament. Lacey's search for the young woman to murder, corruption, and dealings with a leader of the underworld. At the same time, he struggles with his disorientation transitioning from a soldier's life to the civilian world, redefining his role with his former commanding officer, and making new friends--from the top of society to the street girls of Covent Garden. Book 1 of the Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries. This is a full-length novel.
language: English
title: The Hanover Square Affair
titlecomplete: The Hanover Square Affair (Captain Lacey, #1)
characters: Captain Gabriel Lacey, Lucius Grenville
genres: Fiction, Historical, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Romance, Historical Mystery, Regency, Historical Fiction, Historical Romance, Crime
ratings_count: 7076
places: London, England
series: Captain Lacey
publisher: Berkley