His lordship wants a quick resolution, before gossip about the crime's salacious nature and trap-like killing becomes widespread. With no murder weapon, no identifiable clues, and no eyewitnesses, Hector has little evidence to build a case. Yet he has plenty of suspects for the bloody death-including the woman he once loved. Dark hearts and sharp knives of create a compelling entry in the Hearts in Hazard series of Regency mysteries and suspense. A cozy mystery of 66,000 words, is the seventh entry in the series of Regency mysteries. Each book is a standalone novel, complete unto itself, with loose interconnections of characters. For information about the 12-book series, visit www.writersinkbooks.com Constable Hector Evans was first introduced in , the sixth Hearts in Hazards.