The Heiress in Kent
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Publisher Description
A royal mystery that has intrigued generations on two continents is finally revealed! Amid the turbulence of a worldwide financial cataclysm threatening the British Government, a handsome Scotland Yard detective uncovers a secret plot to topple Queen Victoria from her throne! Based on a true story, this fast-paced book is set among the glitz and glamour of 19th century London, New York City and the fledgling 1860 presidential campaign of Abraham Lincoln. Enjoy the next exciting volume in the Kopp Chronicles powerful hit series.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
An investigation into massive financial fraud drives Kopp's inventive fifth novel fictionalizing his family's history (after 2017's A Child's Breath). In 1857, a financial panic leads to bank failures across the U.S., placing the author's great-grandparents, Stanislaus and Karolina Kopp, at risk of losing their Allen County, Ohio, farm. In 1859, Sir Richard Mayne, commissioner of the London Metropolitan Police, dispatches Det. Richard Cordwell to the U.S. on a sensitive assignment from the queen herself. The royals have significant investments in American railroads, and Victoria fears another financial panic in the states "could ruin the British economy and incite the Yorkshire Chartists to overthrow" her. Cordwell seeks to avert that calamity by getting to the bottom of the origin of the panic. Cordwell is a strong enough lead to make his appearance in future volumes welcome. Kopp's ability to make a white-collar crime an intriguing plot focus is impressive. (Self-published)
