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Second Sons Inquiry Agency Historical Mysteries
Every mystery series has an underlying
concept and Second Sons is no exception.
Second Sons,
Discreet Inquiries, is a
fictional Regency-period inquiry agency, founded by Knighton Gaunt in 1814.
Knighton is a “second son” who elects to become an inquiry agent
rather than choosing one the more acceptable careers in the church or
military after his Knighton is nearly hung for his father's murder.
The experience left him determined to find the truth for others facing
similar, horrific circumstances. And he is not the only “useless second son” who decides that making inquiries is more a more interesting choice. The agency continues to grow as new inquiry agents are hired and their adventures are added to the series. As a unifying
element, The Second Sons inquiry agency allows for a broader mixture of
characters, while still maintaining a common thread throughout this series
and even connects it to the Archer Family Regency Series on occasion.
The combination of familiar characters such as Knighton Gaunt and the
Archer family, creates a Regency milieu with interconnected, familiar
faces across a broad spectrum from high-born dukes to commoners. Since the
stories take place before Peel’s revision of the laws and official formation
of a modern police force in the U.K., the use of private inquiry agents in a
murder investigation would not have been out of the question.
And there is the element of conflict with society for the high-born
men who chose this line of work, and perhaps women, as well.
The agents elect to “lose their place” in polite society in order to
dedicate their lives to finding the truth—but every such decision carries
with it a personal cost the characters must reconcile.
Inquiry Agents
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