When amateur sleuth Jonty Stewart comes home with a new case to investigate, his partner Orlando Coppersmith always feels his day has been made. Although, can there be anything to solve in the apparent mercy killing of a disabled man by a doctor who then kills himself, especially when everything takes place in a locked room?
But things are never straightforward where the Cambridge fellows are concerned, so when they discover that more than one person has a motive to kill the dead men—motives linked to another double death—their wits get stretched to the breaking point.
And when the case disinters long buried memories for Jonty, memories about a promise he made and hasn’t kept, their emotions get pulled apart as well. This time, Jonty and Orlando will have to separate fact from fiction—and truth from emotion—to get to the bottom of things.
Lessons for Sleeping Dogs is the twelfth story in the Cambridge Fellows series of romantic mysteries. You can find the full list of stories (with freebies and some rather silly additional content that I must have created in a very mad moment!) here on my blog.
People ask me how the series originated and the answer is simple; I was desperate to find some classic age style mysteries that featured a gay couple. I couldn’t, so I wrote my own!
As Charlie Cochrane couldn’t be trusted to do any of her jobs of choice—like managing a rugby team—she writes, with titles published by Carina, Samhain, Bold Strokes, MLR and Cheyenne.
Charlie’s Cambridge Fellows Series of Edwardian romantic mysteries was instrumental in her being named Author of the Year 2009 by the review site Speak Its Name. She’s a member of the Romantic Novelists’ Association, Mystery People, International Thriller Writers Inc and is on the organising team for UK Meet for readers/writers of GLBT fiction. She regularly appears with The Deadly Dames.
Connect with Charlie:
- Website: http://www.charliecochrane.co.uk/
- Blog: http://charliecochrane.livejournal.com/
- Twitter: @charliecochrane
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- Goodreads: http://goodreads.com/goodreadscomcharlie_cochrane
Every comment on this blog tour enters you in a drawing for your choice of an a ebook from Charlie Cochrane’s backlist (excluding Lessons for Sleeping Dogs.) Entries close at midnight, Eastern time, on October 17, 2015. Contest is NOT restricted to U.S. entries. Don’t forget to add your contact information so we can reach you if you win!
charlie cochrane says
Thanks for hosting , me!
Trix says
I’ve heard wonderful things about the series!
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Charlie Cochrane says
Thanks, Trix.
Wendy says
I absolutely cannot wait to read Lessons For Sleeping Dogs! The Cambridge Fellows Mysteries is my favourite book series ever, and that’s saying something coming from an avid reader and bookseller! Every new part of the series feels like coming home. Thanks for Jonty and Orlando and the rest of your wonderful characters, Charlie Cochrane! I hope this series will have many more books to enjoy in the future.
Charlie Cochrane says
Wendy, you’ve made my morning. So pleased you like the lads. xxx
Ree Dee says
I have the the first 10 books in the series but have fallen behind. I would love a chance to read more soon. Thank you for the chance at the giveaway!
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Charlie Cochrane says
My pleasure, Ree Dee!