A Kiss from the Devil: a page-turning historical mystery with a fabulously original heroine

Georgina Clarke

Dec 2025 · A Lizzie Hardwicke Mystery Book 4 · CMC Verve

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Blood may be thicker than water, but is family more important than the truth?

London, August 1759. Lizzie Hardwicke, society harlot and occasional investigator for the magistrate, is shaken by an encounter with her estranged brother during a riotous evening hosted by the notorious Devils' Brotherhood. Beyond the opulence of this Mayfair party, a streetwalker is found strangled on the doorstep of a well-known moral campaigner, her cheek branded with the letter V.

When more girls are discovered dead and similarly marked, Lizzie fears that someone stalks the streets with a violent hatred of women, and as the evidence begins to point to her own brother, any remaining family loyalty she has is severely tested.

Her past catches up with her and her future becomes increasingly dangerous, yet Lizzie is still unaware of darker plots being hatched in the shadows by those who wish to silence her for good. This time, the consequences of her investigations will lead her to a place where even Will Davenport, the one man she trusts, won't be able to find her.

The fourth instalment of the gripping and vividly imagined historical mystery series set in 18th century London, from the author of acclaimed historical novel The Dazzle of the Light. Perfect for fans of The Household by Stacey Halls and Daughters of the Night by Laura Shepherd-Robinson, as well as readers of Laura Purcell, Sarah Waters and Diana Gabaldon.

* READERS LOVE LIZZIE HARDWICKE *

'Wickedly entertaining... Courageous, forthright and shrewd, Lizzie crackles and sparkles her way through the book' - 5-Star Reader Review

'All the luscious period detail of a Georgette Heyer; Lizzie Hardwicke is, quite simply, irresistible' - 5-Star Reader Review

'I will continue singing the praises of this brilliant series until my very last breath' - 5-Star Reader Review

'Lizzie Hardwicke is an endearing, smart female sleuth you cannot fail to love' - 5-Star Reader Review

'A real page-turner combining an involved plot with vivid characterization' - 5-Star Reader Review

(This novel contains depictions of violence.)

Blood may be thicker than water, but is family more important than the truth? London, August 1759. Lizzie Hardwicke, society harlot and occasional investigator for the magistrate, is shaken by an encounter with her estranged brother during a riotous evening hosted by the notorious Devils' Brother...

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About the author

Georgina Clarke has a degree in theology and completed a PhD in history part-time, while working as a parish priest. Her love of the past is at the heart of her fiction: her Lizzie Hardwicke crime series is set in the mid-eighteenth century, and her latest novel - The Dazzle of the Light - unfolds in 1920s London and is inspired by the real-life activities of the women-led Forty Thieves crime syndicate. In 2021, Georgina began working as a tutor at The Queen's Foundation in Birmingham, training clergy. When she's not working, she enjoys dressmaking, running and mooching around old houses. She lives in Worcester with her husband, son and two lively cats.

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