Upcoming Release: A Dangerous Affair by Caro Peacock

I am the first to admit that I am a sucker for a series, so when I heard that there was going to be a second Liberty Lane book. I read the first book in the series which was published in some countries under the title A Foreign Affair last year. Here is the blurb for the new book.

In Victoria’s England, there are perilous intrigues a proper young lady would do well to avoid…

Liberty Lane, still in her early twenties, is doing her best to make a new life for herself in London after being bruised by loss and treachery. But there’s no chance for her to settle down as a conventional young lady. First, a disturbingly attractive young politican, Benjamin Disraeli, wants her to use her contacts in the theatre world to find out more about a prima ballerina with a notorious love life called Columbine. He hints that some important interests may be at stake. Then Columbine is murdered in her dressing room, after an on-stage brawl with a younger and less successful dancer, who becomes prime suspect. Liberty is at the center of the investigation because one of her dearest friends, Daniel Suter, is convinced of the girl’s innocence and will put his own neck in danger to save her. Liberty’s determination to save them from the gallows leads her from the upper reaches of the aristocracy to some of London’s lowlife haunts, posing the question: how far would you go to save a friend?

Caro Peacock, the acclaimed author of A Foreign Affair, once again ingeniously blends history, suspense, and adventure, and returns an endearing and exceptional heroine to the fictional fold.

The book is due to be released on January 27 2009 in the US. It has already been released in the UK and Australia under the title Death of a Dancer. Somewhat strangely my library has ordered another book called A Corpse in Shining Armour, which they have catalogued as a Liberty Lane book, but there is no mention of this title on Caro Peacock's website. Fantastic Fiction has it as the third book. I'm confused! Either way, it seems as though there are a couple of Caro Peacock boosk out in the early parts of this year, and it seems that my library will have book number 1 and book number 3, but not number 2. I hate it when that happens.