The Carver Affair (The Lucy Lawrence Mysteries Book 5) by Pam Lecky

The Carver Affair

(The Lucy Lawrence Mysteries Book 5)

By Pam Lecky

Publication Date: 22nd January 2026

Publisher: Storm Publishing

Page Length: 300 Pages

Genre: Historical Fiction / Mystery

When Peggy O'Reilly steps off the Wexford train, she dreams of a fresh start. Within days, she's vanished into Dublin's shadows, and soon the search for a missing girl has become a hunt for a killer...

Dublin, 1894. Lucy Lawrence arrives in Ireland expecting a pleasant summer holiday while her husband Phineas investigates security at Dublin Castle. But when her maid's young cousin disappears and is found murdered in the notorious Monto red-light district, Lucy cannot stand idly by, especially when the girl's sister is still missing.

In Merrion Square, banker Myles Carver grieves his dying wife with his beautiful daughter-in-law Olivia. In the Monto's brothels, madam Celine Burton rules through violence and fear. Between these two worlds stands Detective Inspector Fergus Ryan, hunting a killer while the powerful protect their secrets. As bodies mount and time runs out, Lucy must decide who to trust in a city full of contradictions.

From sumptuous drawing rooms to squalid brothels the police dare not enter, this is a gripping Victorian mystery and a thrilling addition to the bestselling Lucy Lawrence series.

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Release Date: 22nd January 2026

Pam Lecky

Pam is an Irish historical fiction author with Avon Books UK and Storm Publishing. She is represented by Therese Coen at Susanna Lea Associates Literary Agency, London. Pam is a member of the Historical Novel Society, The Crime Writers' Association and the Society of Authors.

Her Secret War, her Irish WW2 thriller, was released in October 2021, gaining a best seller badge in the US. The sequel, Her Last Betrayal, was released in April 2022 and also gained bestseller status. The third book in the series, The Last Letter from London, was published in August 2023. Her standalone police procedural/murder mystery, Under a Lightning Sky, set during the Blitz in London, was published on July 4th 2024.

Early in 2024, Pam was delighted to announce that Storm Publishing have bought the rights to her popular Victorian mystery series, The Lucy Lawrence Mysteries. The first three books were re-launched in July 2024, with a new fourth book slated for publication in September 2024.

The Bowes Inheritance, her debut novel, was awarded the B.R.A.G. Medallion; was shortlisted for the Carousel Aware Prize 2016; made 'Editor's Choice' by the Historical Novel Society; long-listed for the Historical Novel Society 2016 Indie Award; and chosen as a Discovered Diamond in February 2017.

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