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Regency Secrets

The Regency Secrets series pairs Dora Fitz-Pennington, an independent aristocratic investigator, with physician and former army surgeon Dr Jacob Sandys. Beginning in 1812, their cases expose murder and conspiracy beneath the cultivated surface of Regency society, from secret clubs and classical antiquities to literary manuscripts and wartime espionage.

Each investigation combines a documented cultural figure or controversy with a fictional crime. Dora and Jacob's attraction develops amid family opposition, political danger and professional rivalry, making their private choices part of the same struggle over power, reputation and truth.

Reading order

Books in this series (4 books)

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#1 – The Persephone Code

Julia Golding

England, 1812. Antony Pennington is murdered after leaving a cryptic message connected to the Hellfire Caves. His relative Dora Fitz-Pennington refuses to accept the official assumptions and joins physician and former army surgeon Dr Jacob Sandys in tracing the symbol and code he left behind. Their…

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#2 – The Elgin Conspiracy

Julia Golding

A death threat against Lord Elgin draws Dora Fitz-Pennington and Jacob Sandys into the bitter controversy surrounding the classical sculptures removed from Athens. Collectors, politicians and members of Lord Byron's circle all have reasons to challenge Elgin, but the threat suggests that one opponent intends to…

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#3 – The Wordsworth Key

Julia Golding

A private notebook belonging to William Wordsworth disappears from the Lake District, and a murdered man is later found beside the Thames with a shepherd's crook placed as an apparent clue. Dora Fitz-Pennington and Jacob Sandys must discover why literary papers have become valuable enough to…

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#4 – The Austen Intrigue

Julia Golding

London, 1812. Dora Fitz-Pennington and Jacob Sandys investigate the murders of a French count and his opera-singer wife. The apparent killer then dies by suicide, closing the case too neatly for Dora, and the inquiry acquires consequences for national security during the continuing war with Napoleon.…