Blaze of Glory — Michael Pryor

At a weekend shooting party at Prince Albert's country estate, Aubrey and George find themselves in a hotbed of intrigue and politics. Together they discover a golem, a magical creature built to perform one task -- to kill Prince Albert. Aubrey and George are hailed as heroes for foiling the attempt on the prince's life -- but who sent the golem, and why? Aubrey is far too curious to let the authorities handle this one, and he and George start an investigation of their own to get to the bottom of the royal assassination attempt.