03157cam a2200445 i 4500 2791919895 TxAuBib 20250624120000.0 r 260328s2025||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781496750709 electronic bk. 1496750705 electronic bk. MWT18277875 Midwest rda TxAuBib rda Wilde, Darcie, author. The Heir [Hoopla] / Darcie Wilde. [United States : Kensington Books, 2025. Made available through hoopla. 1 online resource (336 pages.) txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Young Queen Victoria Mystery ; ; 1 Instant title available through hoopla. Destined for a life beyond her wildest dreams, born fifth in succession to the throne, and determined to get to the bottom of a most foul puzzle. The future queen becomes a rebellious sleuth when she vows to solve the mystery of a dead man scandalously discovered on the grounds of Kensington Palace-by her. The young Victoria remembers nothing but Kensington Palace. Arriving as a baby, she has been brought up inside its musty, mold-ridden walls. Others may see the value of Kensington's priceless artifacts and objets d'art, but the palace is a jail cell for young Victoria. Raised with an incredibly strict regimen to follow, watched at all times by her mother, the controlling, German-born Victoire, and Victoire's prized advisor, the power-hungry Sir John Conroy, the bright 15-year-old is allowed no freedom at any time-except that which she steals or wheedles for, always in the company of Conroy's resentful daughter, Jane. But one fateful afternoon, Victoria slips away from her mother to ride out on her beloved gelding, Prince. With reluctant Jane in tow, the princess gallops out from the palace green. But what would normally be an uneventful trot around very familiar terrain presents the mutinous princess with a most bewildering sight-a dead man, and on the grounds of the palace, no less. Determined to get to the bottom of the inscrutable puzzle, young Victoria is met with shocking disrespect and any number of obstacles. Sir John lies to her, her uncles and aunts join with her mother to stonewall her questions and curtail her movements. But Victoria will not be deterred. With Jane Conroy as a tentative and untrustworthy ally, Victoria's first "case" is underway . . . Mode of access: World Wide Web. Hoopla eBook. Regency Fiction. Great Britain History. Electronic books. Detective and mystery fiction. lcgft Gothic fiction. Historical fiction. fast Romance fiction. lcgft Fiction. lcgft Hoopla digital. Young Queen Victoria Mystery ; ; 1. https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/18275661?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh3964 https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/csp_9781496750709_180.jpeg Cover image BSBPL