Frogerton and outspoken local physician Oliver Harris whose gruffness hides an attraction to Caroline help her unravel the mystery. Lady Eleanor and her husband hush up the crimes, but Caroline feels compelled to investigate. Woodford, the hall's butler, are murdered. Instead, torrential rains isolate the hall just before her reclusive great-aunt Ines and then Mr. When Caroline and the Frogertons are invited to a house party at Greenwood Hall, Caroline anticipates a pleasant reunion with her sister. Frogerton, a warmhearted, affluent widow seeking to launch her daughter in society. Unwilling to depend on the largesse of their closest relative, Lady Eleanor Greenwood, Caroline leaves Susan at Greenwood Hall and goes to work as companion to Mrs. Mary mysteries), and her younger sister, Susan, are left penniless after the suicide of their debtor father. “A charming cross between a Regency romance and a well-constructed detective story with a surprising denouement.” – Kirkus ReviewsĬaroline Morton, the heroine of this uneven series launch set in 1837 England from Lloyd (the Kurland St. But they must make haste, for this heartless killer is engaged in anything but child’s play. Frogerton-attempt to solve the chilling crime, they discover bizarre clues in the nursery as to who will be next. Worse, after a series of troubling harassments of the staff, an elderly family member is found fatally stabbed by a knitting needle. įor one thing, Lady Caroline’s former fiancé, Lord Francis Chatham, is a guest and refuses to speak to her. But all is not well at the Greenwood estate. For her part, Caroline is eager to see her little sister, who now lives with their aunt. Frogerton is pleased when they are invited by Caroline’s aunt, Lady Eleanor Greenwood, to a house party in the countryside. Matilda (Matty) Frogerton.Įager to introduce herself and her rather wild daughter to the ton, Mrs. Mary Mysteries delivers a new Regency-set historical mystery series featuring a spirited and suddenly penniless heroine who must work as a lady's companion to survive-and finds herself solving murders on the job.įollowing the suspicious death of her father, the Earl of Morton, and the discovery that she and her much younger sister have been left without income or home, Lady Caroline takes a post as a lady’s companion to wealthy widow Mrs. You can keep up with her latest releases, thoughts on writing and various pop-culture musings via Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest, GoodReads, Instagram or (of course) my own home page.The author of the popular, critically acclaimed Kurland St. She makes her home in New Orleans with her husband Paul and assorted small dogs. Her debut adult historical mystery, The Murder of Mr. In addition, she’s written several Star Wars novels, such as Lost Stars and Bloodline. She is the writer of multiple young adult novels, including the Evernight series, the Firebird trilogy and the Constellation trilogy. But as they collect clues and close in on suspects, eerie incidents suggest that the killer may strike again, and that the pair are in far graver danger than they or their families could imagine.Ĭlaudia Gray is the pseudonym of Amy Vincent. With rumors flying and Marianne-known to be both unstable and previously jilted by the dead woman’s newly made widower-under increased suspicion, Jonathan and Juliet must team up once more to uncover the murderer. And when shortly thereafter, Willoughby’s new wife-whom he married for her fortune-dies horribly at the party meant to welcome her to town. Jonathan himself is decidedly less taken with the notion of having to spend extended time under the roof of his old bully, but that all changes when he finds himself reunited with his fellow amateur sleuth, the radiant Miss Tilney. Willoughby, intends to take up residence at his local estate with his new bride.Įlizabeth and Fitzwilliam Darcy of Pemberley are thrilled that their eldest son, Jonathan-who, like his father, has not always been the most socially adept-has been invited to stay with his former schoolmate, John Willoughby. Particularly concerning is that she intends to visit her new friend Marianne Brandon, who’s returned home to Devonshire shrouded in fresh scandal-made more potent by the news that her former suitor, the rakish Mr. Wickham, which sees Jonathan Darcy and Juliet Tilney reunited, and with another mystery to solve: the dreadful poisoning of the scoundrel Willoughby’s new wife.Ĭatherine and Henry Tilney of Northanger Abbey are not entirely pleased to be sending their eligible young daughter Juliet out into the world again: the last house party she attended, at the home of the Knightleys, involved a murder-which Juliet helped solve. The suspenseful sequel to The Murder of Mr.
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