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  • The Dead Sang Off Key (Viscount Ware Mystery Book 4)

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The Dead Sang Off Key (Viscount Ware Mystery Book 4) Kindle Edition

by J. L. Buck (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars (20)

Lady Anne Ashburn and her father are at Seaford, a seaside resort, recovering from her mother's death. When the earl is called to Parliament in London, Anne becomes bored and explores nearby Singing Cave. Her maid is telling her tales of smugglers and the ghost who haunts the cave when they discover the body of a dead woman. By the time authorities go there, the body is gone, and no one believes Lady Anne. When her own attempts to discover the woman's identity are hindered by the local magistrate's disparaging remarks, she reaches out to Lord Ware.

Lucien, Viscount Ware, and his fellow agent Andrew Sherbourne are engaged in a secret inquiry for the Crown, hunting for a kidnapped young woman whose father is being forced to spy for France to keep her alive. Lucien would have gone to Seaford just to see Anne, but he and Sherbourne find it an odd coincidence that she has found a young woman...and they are looking for one.


What Lucien learns in Seaford nearly gets him killed and leads him and Lady Anne back to London. Another murder, a bounty on Lucien's head, a perilous ride in the park, an ambush, a mysterious note, and a very slippery French spy keep Lucien and Lady Anne busy searching for answers-and determined to catch a traitorous murderer before he gets away.


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    Viscount Ware Mystery
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    291 pages
  3. Language
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    July 9, 2024
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"Expertly entwining an impeccably evoked historical setting and a compelling cast of characters, Buck launches her new Regency-set mystery series on a high note, making this an easy sell to fans of Anna Lee Huber's Lady Darby series, not to mention C. S. Harris' Sebastian St. Cyr books." Booklist, a review magazine of the American Library Association, May 2022

About the Author

After retiring from a legal career with the Juvenile Court System, J.L. Buck published sixteen urban fantasy/paranormal novels under the pen name of Ally Shields. In 2019 she turned her hand to her favorite genre and began working on the Viscount Ware Mystery series set in Regency England (1811-1820). She lives in the Midwest with Latte, a mischievous Siamese cat, who often attempts to co-author her writing by taking over the keyboard or tries to distract her to come and play. When not writing or running two blogs, she enjoys her eight grandchildren (and a great-grandson), dinners with friends, reading (preferably on a sunny deck), travel (USA-she loves DisneyWorld-and abroad), and binge-watching any sub-genre of mystery shows.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CXZ17ZJC
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Epicenter Press Inc.
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 9, 2024
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.1 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 291 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1684921706
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 4 of 4 ‏ : ‎ Viscount Ware Mystery
  • Best Sellers Rank: #1,519,189 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars (20)

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Ms Buck lives in the Midwest with Latte, a mischievous Siamese cat, who attempts to co-author her writing by taking over the keyboard, and Pippin, an energetic min pin puppy that keeps them all on their toes! When not writing or running two blogs, J L Buck enjoys her eight grandchildren (and a great-grandson), reading (preferably on a sunny deck), travel (USA and abroad), and binge-watching any sub-genre of mystery shows.

She can be contacted through her website, her Ally Shields fantasy website, or social media (twitter: @janetlbuck or her fantasy pen name account: @ShieldsAlly)

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4.4 out of 5 stars
20 global ratings

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  • Cheryl
    5.0 out of 5 stars Mystery and Romance!
    Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2024
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    I love this series and what an ending to this 4th installment of the series. Lord Ware and Lady Anne move one-step closer with each book. The mystery always has a conclusion, but their love story inches forward. I can't wait for Book 5.

    This book made my heart ache as a parent for the loss of a child in such a brutal way. Handled delicately, but tears still fell. This book has every emotion, but ends with a WOW for those that have been faithful to reading the books in order.
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  • Kerrie McLean
    4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Regency Mystery series
    Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2024
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    The 4th in the series is a bit darker & serious in its tone. While Lady Anne continues in mourning following her mother's death, she discovers a dead body - a young lady, in a nearby series of caves. At the same time, Ware is tasked to investigate a kidnapping & treason. When their cases intertwine, the Viscount and Anne are again brought together to investigate and to continue their romance. The fate of the young kidnapped victim is horrific and the villain responsible must be exposed and brought to justice.

    Another solid entry to this mystery series. It's an easy enough read with plenty of action and romance that kept my interest throughout.

    I received an advance review copy for free thanks to #BookSirens, #EpicenterPress, and #JLBuck, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
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  • Angela M. Sukala
    5.0 out of 5 stars A perfect blend of mystery and romance
    Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2024
    Format: Paperback
    This latest offering in J.L. Buck’s Viscount Ware Mysteries is the best one yet. Anne Ashburn is on a trip to the shore when she finds the body of a dead young woman in a cave. When she takes the constable back to recover it, the body is gone. The constable and town magistrate think she’s a liar, and people are whispering behind her back about tourists who will do anything to get attention. Of course, she sends a letter to her friend, Lucien, Viscount Ware, who just happens to be a secret agent for the government.

    Meanwhile, Lucien and his partner Andrew Sherbourne are trying to find a French spy who is involved with the Spanish embassy in London. The spy has kidnapped the daughter of an official in the house and is forcing him spy or he’ll kill the man’s daughter.

    Could the young woman Anne found be the missing Spanish woman? Lucien heads to the shore to find out. What follows is a story that beautifully combines history, mystery, and a sweet story of the budding relationship between Anne and Lucien.

    I love the characters in this book. They’re realistic and human and so imperfectly perfect. Ms. Buck’s use of period details is fantastic. You really feel like you’re there on the docks with the riff-raff, or in the ballroom with the ton, or walking the streets of a seaside town window shopping. The mystery kept me on the edge of my seat, and I didn’t stop reading until I finished the last page.

    I received an advance review copy of this book for free and am leaving this review voluntarily.
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  • eyes.2c
    4.0 out of 5 stars A body, smugglers, and French spies!
    Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2024
    Format: Kindle
    Lady Anne Ashburn discovers a young girl’s body in a cave whilst out walking with her maid Jenny along the beach at the village of Seaford, near to Brighton.
    Anne’s beloved mother had passed away some six moths ago. Anne and her father, Lord Chadley, had decided to spend the summer by the sea, away from sad memories. However her father has now decamped to London for the the resumption of Parliament and the House of Lords
    Lady Anne reports her find to the local constabulary. After searching the cave and the surrounding area they find nothing. (It also seems much of the village participates in smuggling!) The magistrate and his wife disparage Anne’s insistence that a body had been there. So of course Anne writes to Lucien, Lord Ware!
    Serendipitously, he’s searching for the daughter of the Secretary to the Spanish envoy, Rosa Maria Hidalgo, who’s been kidnapped. (What are the odds!? 🤣)
    Oh and the French have placed a price on Ware’s head. He’s in so much trouble!
    Between Anne and her new friends (Mmm that’s fascinating!), Ware and Sherry, and Charlie Cade Gentleman Thief, matters become complex, puzzling, tense and dangerous until the final chapter is played out.
    We are left with Ware’s attraction for Anne being out in the open (Hurrah!) and Ware wondering when his further debt to Cade will be called to account!

    A Camel ARC via Booksirens
    Many thanks to the author and publisher.
    (Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.)
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  • B. Payne
    4.0 out of 5 stars If you want a good mystery to read try reading The Dead Sang Off Key
    Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2024
    Format: Kindle
    Review of The Dead Sang Off Key: Lady Anne finds a dead body, this person is connected to a case her friend Lord Ware has just been assigned. Who killed the young lady, why and when are gradually answered. I really enjoyed this book. It was the first time I have read this author's work. I thought the investigation was well thought out, planned well and written with care. I enjoyed the back and forth story line moving from Lord Ware and Lady Anne. I think giving Lord Ware's partner, Sherbourne, some investigation time apart from Lord Ware was developed and written well. I do believe Lady anne interfered more than was needed for the plot and story line. I plan on reading future books in this series. If you like mysteries I recommend this book.

    I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
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  • kirribilligirl
    4.0 out of 5 stars This series continues to delight!
    Reviewed in Australia on July 23, 2024
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    This series continue to be an automatic buy for me and how I wish more readers were reading this series. The mysteries are curious not overly complicated and intriguing enough to keep the reader curious and entertained. What I love about this series is Lady Anne is a smart woman who is adventurous and curious but lives in England during the regency. There is simply a limit to what she can investigate but she continues to push to the very boundaries of the times to assist Lucien in his investigations. As a reader I become impatient with "feisty" protagonist's acting in a 21st century way in the 1810's in the UK. A rigidly strict time for woman. The slow developing romance between Lucien and Anne is gentle and enjoyable. This is a series for readers who enjoy a more accurate portrayal of the times and women and mens structured roles.
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