21. The ballad can also be found in S. Baring-Gould’s A Book of the West, 1899.—The Editors
22. Nellie was an accomplished equestrian as a young girl and even won ribbons.—The Editors
23. Blood types were not discovered until eleven years later in 1901.—The Editors
FORGE BOOKS BY CAROL MCCLEARY
The Alchemy of Murder
The Illusion of Murder
The Formula for Murder
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
CAROL McCLEARY was born in Seoul, South Korea, and has lived in Hong Kong, Japan, and the Philippines. She now lives on Cape Cod in an antique house that is haunted by ghosts. McCleary is the author of The Alchemy of Murder and The Illusion of Murder.
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
THE FORMULA FOR MURDER
Copyright © 2012 by Carol McCleary
All rights reserved.
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First Edition: July 2012
Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Epigraph
Part I: London
Chapter 1
Chapter 3
Epigraph
Chapter 4
Epigraph
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Epigraph
Chapter 14
Epigraph
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Epigraph
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Part II: Bath, England
Epigraph
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Epigraph
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Epigraph
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Epigraph
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Epigraph
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Part III: Dartmoor
Epigraph
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Part IV: The Laboratory of Dr. Lacroix
Epigraph
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Epigraph
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Historical Note
Footnotes
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About the Author
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