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y separately published work icon The Indecent Agent single work   novella   historical fiction  
Is part of Adelaide Becket Tracy Cooper-Posey , 2021 series - author novella (number 7 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2022... 2022 The Indecent Agent
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'Trouble reaches out to Lady Adelaide from across the oceans.

'Lady Adelaide Azalea Margaret de Morville, Mrs. Hugh Becket, English peer and British intelligence agent, receives an unexpected letter from her dear friend Isa Hass in the Cape Colony, which sends her dashing to Cape Town to confirm her suspicions about Isa and the death of Adele’s husband, three years ago.

'Spy master William Melville insists that Daniel Bannister, Lord Leighton, accompany her. Adele complies, even though she resents Leighton’s company, for their nascent relationship ran aground some weeks before.

'Adele’s return to Cape Town elicits memories both bitter and sweet, and unlocks the secrets surrounding her friend Isa, provoking a violent and deadly response from the shadowy figures who resent that exposure…'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

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      Americas,      :       Stories Rule Press ,       2022 .
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      Extent: 56p.p.
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      • Published 14 March 2022.
      ISBN: 9781774385975, 177438597X
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    y separately published work icon Adelaide Becket's Adventures Tracy Cooper-Posey , Canada : Stories Rule Press , 2023 27907689 2023 selected work novella

    'As Europe draws toward war, an extraordinary woman steps into the arena. In Edwardian England, Lady Adelaide Azalea Margaret de Morville, Mrs. Hugh Becket, lately of the Cape Colony, was born the daughter of an Earl, but is now the widow of a commoner. She straddles two worlds, speaks fluent German, and can ride, hunt and shoot. Her talents draws the eye of spymaster William Melville, who recruits her to help him fight a shadow game with German agents both at home and aboard, as Europe heads toward an inevitable conflict…'

    Source: Publisher's blurb.

         Canada : Stories Rule Press , 2023
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