(Captain Lacey Mysteries, Book 15) The Custom House Murders - Ashley Gardner, Jennifer Ashley

Jennifer Ashley, Ashley Gardner

Part of (Captain Lacey Mysteries · Book 15

Category: Mystery

Narrator: James Gillies

Tags: Mystery, Novel, Historical Fiction, Adults

The Custom House Murders Series: Captain Lacey, Book 15 Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins , James Denis gives Captain Lacey a task to deliver a mysterious package to a man with an office near the Custom House on the bank of the Thames. Lacey, who has been drawn into danger delivering items for Denis before, opens the package to find a single chess piece - a white queen., The piece tells Lacey nothing, but he soon realizes it plays deeply into Deniss ongoing battle for control of Londons underworld., Meanwhile, Lacey encounters an old army friend just returned from Antigua who is being accused of smuggling and, possibly, murder. Lacey decides to help the man, whom he considers honourable, to clear his name., But Lacey is drawn farther into the dark games of James Denis and his rival, until only his wits and memories from his past can save himself and his family from gravest danger.