Spider Dance
Authors: Carole Nelson Douglas
Tags: #Mystery; Thriller & Suspense, #Mystery, #British Detectives, #Historical, #Women Sleuths, #Private Investigators, #Series
PRAISE FOR CAROLE NELSON DOUGLAS AND IRENE ADLER
“To do justice to this remarkable heroine and her keen perspective on the male society in which she must make her independent way, the author adopts a saucy style and a delicious sense of humor.”
—
The New York Times
on
Good Night, Mr. Holmes
(a
New York Times
Notable Book of the Year)
“As a Sherlockian and a Ripperologist, I found
Chapel Noir
as stimulating and satisfying as whiskey-and-soda and three pipes of shag on a foggy night. Brava!”
—Loren D. Estleman, author of
A Smile on the Face of the Tiger
“Carole Nelson Douglas gives us a chilling crime perfectly suited to the unique talents of her inspired heroine.”
—Jayne Ann Krentz on
Chapel Noir
“A story of spine-tingling suspense and dark intrigue . . . Just take my advice, and read it with all the lights on.”
—Kay Hooper on
Chapel Noir
“With Chapel Noir, Carole Nelson Douglas proves she’s a master of the historical detective novel.”
—Gayle Lynds
“This is a sumptuous read.”
—
Romantic Times
(4½ stars, Top Pick)
on Castle Rouge
“Ms. Douglas’s plot ingenuity remains fresh and amusing, and for all its fanciful turns, the action never loses its jaunty, high-heeled pace.”
—
The New York Times
on
Irene at Large
“Setting herself the task of creating a heroine worthy of Sherlock Holmes, Douglas succeeds smashingly . . . readers will doff their deerstalkers.”
—
Publishers Weekly
on
Good Night Mr. Holmes
By Carole Nelson Douglas from Tom Doherty Associates
MYSTERY
IRENE ADLER ADVENTURES
Good Night, Mr. Holmes
The Adventuress
*
(Good Morning, Irene)
A Soul of Steel
*
(Irene at Large)
Another Scandal in Bohemia
*
(Irene’s Last Waltz)
Chapel Noir | | Femme Fatale |
Castle Rouge | | Spider Dance |
MIDNIGHT LOUIE MYSTERIES
Catnap | | Cat in an Indigo Mood |
Pussyfoot | | Cat in a Jeweled Jumpsuit |
Cat on a Blue Monday | | Cat in a Kiwi Con |
Cat in a Crimson Haze | | Cat in a Leopard Spot |
Cat in a Diamond Dazzle | | Cat in a Midnight Choir |
Cat with an Emerald Eye | | Cat in a Neon Nightmare |
Cat in a Flamingo Fedora | | Cat in an Orange Twist |
Cat in a Golden Garland | | Cat in a Hot Pink Pursuit |
Cat on a Hyacinth Hunt | | Cat in a Quicksilver Caper |
Midnight Louie’s Pet Detectives |
Marilyn: Shades of Blonde
(editor of anthology)
HISTORICAL ROMANCE
Amberleigh
**
Lady Rogue
**
Fair Wind, Fiery Star
SCIENCE FICTION
Probe
**
Counterprobe
**
FANTASY
TALISWOMAN
Cup of Clay
Seed upon the Wind
SWORD AND CIRCLET
Six of Swords | | Heir of Rengarth |
Exiles of the Rynth | | Seven of Swords |
Keepers of Edanvant |
*These are revised editions
**also mystery
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This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this book are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
SPIDER DANCE
Copyright © 2004 by Carole Nelson Douglas
All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book, or portions thereof, in any form.
Edited by Claire Eddy
Maps by Darla Tagrin
A Forge Book
Published by Tom Doherty Associates, LLC
175 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10010
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is a registered trademark of Tom Doherty Associates, LLC.
ISBN 0-765-34595-1
EAN 978-0-765-34595-0
First edition: December 2004
First mass market edition: September 2005
Printed in the United States of America
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For the many loyal readers who’ve asked for, supported, and enjoyed the further adventures of Irene Adler and company
Prelude: Memoirs of a Dangerous Woman: Exile 1847
4. Clothes that Make the Woman
12. Raiding the Morgue, Act II
Memoirs of a Dangerous Woman: Countess of Landsfeld
Memoirs of a Dangerous Woman: Panama Passage
Memoirs of a Dangerous Woman: California Dreaming
25. A Footnote to a Foolish Time
Memoirs of a Dangerous Woman: Motherhood
Memoirs of a Dangerous Woman: Grass Valley
Memoirs of a Dangerous Woman: Fields of Gold
Memoirs of a Dangerous Woman: The Ultramontanes . . .
48. What the Gymnasium Revealed
61. A Fond and Frightening Farewell
Coda: Sex, Lies, and Obfuscation
To all the men and women
of every land
who are not afraid of
themselves
,
who trust so much in their own souls that
they dare to stand up in the might of their
own individuality
to meet the tidal currents of the world.
—
DEDICATION TO
THE ARTS OF BEAUTY
I would give a great deal to know what inevitable stages of incident produced the likes of Irene Adler. Show me a method of forming more women so, and I would show more interest in women
.
—
SHERLOCK HOLMES,
GOOD NIGHT, MR. HOLMES
,
CAROLE NELSON DOUGLAS
