title: With His Lady's Assistance: A Regent Mystery
author:  Cheryl Bolen 
description: Cheryl Bolen is the acclaimed author of more than a dozen Regency-set historical romance novels. Her books have placed in several writing contests, including the Daphne du Maurier, and have been translated into 11 languages. She was named Notable New Author in 1999, and in 2006 she won the Holt Medallion (Honoring Outstanding Literary Talent) for Best Short Historical Novel. In 2012 she won Best Historical in the International Digital Awards for eBooks published the prior year, and one of her 2011 novellas won Best Historical Novella. Her books have become Barnes &amp; Noble and Amazon bestsellers. A former journalist who admits to a fascination with dead Englishwomen, Cheryl is a regular contributor to The Regency Plume, The Regency Reader, and The Quizzing Glass. Many of her articles can found on her website, www.CherylBolen.com, and more recent ones on her blog, www.CherylsRegencyRamblings.wordpress.com. Readers are welcomed at both places. Cheryl holds a dual degree in English and journalism from the University of Texas, and she earned a master's degree from the University of Houston. She and her professor husband are the parents of two sons, one who is an attorney, and the other a journalist. Her favorite things to do are watching the University of Texas Longhorns, reading letters and diaries of Georgian Englishmen, and traveling to England.
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  _**The Case of the Photo Finish**_
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  As more and more athletes climbed up and crowded in, the stands became so full
  that Nancy began to wonder if there was enough room for everyone.
  
  
  
  
  
  Cheryl was standing in the top row, right on the end, next to the railing. She
  was looking out at the crowd, and when she spotted Nancy down below, she
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  Nancy was raising her hand to wave back when suddenly the cheerful smile left
  Cheryl’s face and was replaced by an expression of surprise and alarm.
  
  
  
  
  
  In the next instant, Cheryl toppled forward over the railing, flinging out her
  arms. Nancy watched in horror as Cheryl plunged headfirst toward the pavement
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  ## **NANCY DREW MYSTERY STORIES**
  
  
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  #57 The Triple Hoax
  
  
  
  
  
  #77 The Bluebeard Room
  
  
  #58 The Flying Saucer Mystery
  
  
  #78 The Phantom of Venice
  
  
  #59 The