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For fans of Miss Scarlet and the Duke and Bridgerton - a masterfully plotted mystery that combines engaging protagonists with rich historical detail and "an unusually rich look at Regency life," (Publishers Weekly) , plus a touch of romance that readers of Amanda Quick and Deanna Raybourn will savor.. Celebration is in the air at Wrexford and Charlotte's country estate as they host the nuptials of their friends, Christopher Sheffield and Lady Cordelia Mansfield. But on the afternoon of the wedding, the festivities are interrupted when the local authorities arrive with news that a murdered man has been discovered at the bridge over King's Crossing, his only identification an invitation to the wedding. Lady Cordelia is horrified when the victim is identified as Jasper Milton, her childhood friend and a brilliant engineer who is rumored to have discovered a revolutionary technological innovation in bridge design.