A is For Arson: A Langley & Porter Mystery

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Time 5h 6m

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Alexander Langley wasn't looking for trouble but Charlotte Porter found him anyway. Only, this new partnership has them in over their heads and way before their time.
    
    2020 WATTYS WINNER in MYSTERY
    
    The life of a poor merchant's daughter in Victorian Era London is quite boring. Charlotte Porter, it seems, is the exception. Desperate for a source of income once her father's gambling debts have drained their funds and placed them in the sights of some of London's most notorious criminals, Charlotte is in search of salvation. It comes in the form of handsome detective Alexander Langley, a curious gentleman with a strange connection to Scotland Yard and an even stranger connection to the American West. Charlotte soon finds herself swept into his world of investigation and intrigue. When a case of art theft turns into murder and she and Alexander are thrown into the seedy underbelly of the London elite, Charlotte realizes that the work isn't the only thing she's become attached to. But now, her father's powerful creditors are ready to close the books on them, and Charlotte must find a way to keep them out of the red because this time it won't be written in ink.
    
    Book 1 of the Langley & Porter Series
    
    *Featured on:
    The Wattpad Stars For Fans of Bridgerton List
    Wattpad's Strong Female Leads List 
    @HistoricalFiction 's The Gothic List
    
    EDITOR'S PICK April 2021 
    
    Content warning: This story contains violence.All Rights Reserved

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Alexander Langley wasn't looking for trouble but Charlotte Porter found him anyway. Only, this new partnership has them in over their heads and way before their time.
    
    2020 WATTYS WINNER in MYSTERY
    
    The life of a poor merchant's daughter in Victorian Era London is quite boring. Charlotte Porter, it seems, is the exception. Desperate for a source of income once her father's gambling debts have drained their funds and placed them in the sights of some of London's most notorious criminals, Charlotte is in search of salvation. It comes in the form of handsome detective Alexander Langley, a curious gentleman with a strange connection to Scotland Yard and an even stranger connection to the American West. Charlotte soon finds herself swept into his world of investigation and intrigue. When a case of art theft turns into murder and she and Alexander are thrown into the seedy underbelly of the London elite, Charlotte realizes that the work isn't the only thing she's become attached to. But now, her father's powerful creditors are ready to close the books on them, and Charlotte must find a way to keep them out of the red because this time it won't be written in ink.
    
    Book 1 of the Langley & Porter Series
    
    *Featured on:
    The Wattpad Stars For Fans of Bridgerton List
    Wattpad's Strong Female Leads List 
    @HistoricalFiction 's The Gothic List
    
    EDITOR'S PICK April 2021 
    
    Content warning: This story contains violence.

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