Andrew Rose is a historian and barrister who practiced law in London for twenty years and was a judge until 2008. His first book, Stinie: Murder on the Common, was shortlisted for the Gold Dagger Nonfiction Award by the Crime Writers' Association. He divides his time between London and France.
""Riveting...[Rose] delivers a vivid account of the social and political history of the era."" --The Wall Street Journal ""Prince Edward abdicated the British throne for American divorcée Wallis Simpson, but he loved a French murderess first. Who knew?"" --People ""Downton Abbey will seem pretty tame after [The Woman Before Wallis]."" --The New York Post ""Meticulously researched and highly evocative...A fascinating book full of wonderful period detail and required reading for students of the British monarchy's most reviled individual."" --The Daily Beast ""Before Wallis, it appears, there was even more scandal of the highest order!"" --Paul French, author of New York Times bestseller Midnight in Peking ""An interesting read for those fascinated by the British royal family."" --Library Journal