A Lady’s Guide to Mischief and Mayhem by Manda Collins EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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One Week Later
And this is my office,” Kate said, ushering Caro into her refuge at The
London Gazette.
It was unusual for a woman to spend time in what was generally
considered to be a male sphere, even more so for her to carve out space
there. But she’d made it clear to the publisher, managers, and editors when
she’d assumed ownership after her husband’s death that she intended to
write for the paper and to give her input when she thought it necessary.
“Have a seat,” she continued, gesturing toward an upholstered chair, then
moving to take her own seat behind the large cherry desk that grounded the
room. A thick Aubusson rug covered the floor, and gas lamps abolished the
gloom of the fog beyond the window. “My secretary, Flora, will bring us
some refreshments in a moment and then we can discuss our ideas for the
column.”
Caro, who was outfitted in a deep green silk gown with a matching hat
perched rakishly atop her dark curls, looked around her with wide-eyed
interest. “You’ve created a refuge for yourself here. I approve.”
They’d started the morning with a tour of the premises, moving from the
basement, where the printing presses and typesetters were housed, and
making their way up to the floor where the executive offices were located.
Kate’s office was a corner one and offered a view of the city that was
unparalleled—or it would have done if the fog ever lifted enough to allow
it. “It wasn’t without controversy.” She leaned back in her chair. “I may
have been the new owner, but none of the men in positions of authority
were keen on having a lady on the premises day in, day out. But they
eventually came around.”
She was understating things a bit. The manager and several of the editors
had expressed their disapproval of her plans in no uncertain terms. When
she’d made it clear that they were welcome to find employment elsewhere,
however, these objections had mysteriously evaporated. After a few years
they’d all learned to work together, and if the men still had complaints, they
at least kept them away from her ears.
“I can only imagine.” Caro frowned. “There is little men dislike more
than having a woman disrupt what they consider their own personal
territory.”
Kate removed a notebook from a desk drawer and took up the fountain
pen lying on the blotter. “Now, let’s talk about our first column. It should be
about the Commandments Killer, yes?”
Removing her own notebook from the little purse she carried at her
wrist, Caro agreed. “As two of the victims have been women, I think it’s
more important than ever that we offer a female perspective on the case.
Women are frightened. And rightly so.”
Deciding they’d better get a handle on the case itself before they wrote
about it, Kate asked, “What do we know about the investigation so far?”
“There have been four victims, two men and two women.” Caro read the
names of the victims from her notebook, where she’d already written them
down. “Each has been left in a conspicuous location, with a note bearing
one of the Ten Commandments left somewhere at the scene.”
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