Waiting Game (11 page)

Sadly, this part of London no longer exists. The old Cock and Magpie, along with many other buildings, was demolished in 1900 to make room for the crescent-shaped street called Aldwych. In fact, the last time I was in London, my husband and I attended a stage production of the Fred Astaire classic
Top Hat
at the Aldwych Theatre, very close to where my fictional John Pickett would have lived.

At the age of sixteen, Sheri Cobb South discovered Georgette Heyer, and came to the startling realization that she had been born into the wrong century. Although she doubtless would have been a chambermaid had she actually lived in Regency England, that didn’t stop her from fantasizing about waltzing the night away in the arms of a handsome, wealthy, and titled gentleman.

Since Georgette Heyer died in 1974 and could not write any more Regencies, Ms. South came to the conclusion she would simply have to do it herself. In addition to her popular series of Regency mysteries featuring idealistic young Bow Street Runner John Pickett, she is the award-winning author of several Regency romances, including the critically acclaimed
The Weaver Takes a Wife
.

She loves to hear from readers, and invites them to visit her website, www.shericobbsouth.com; “Like” her author page at www.facebook.com/SheriCobbSouth; or email her via
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PICKPOCKET’S APPRENTICE

A John Pickett Novella

IN MILADY’S CHAMBER

A DEAD BORE

FAMILY PLOT

DINNER MOST DEADLY

WAITING GAME

Another John Pickett Novella

TOO HOT TO HANDEL

Copyright © 2016 by Sheri Cobb South

Electronically published in 2016 by Belgrave House/Regency Reads

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