Lady of Letters Mystery: Murder In Season by Mary Winters
Book and Author Info + My Review
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Lady of Letters Mystery: Murder In Season
Join Countess turned advice columnist Amelia Amesbury as she tries to juggle a new Season and a new murder in this charmingly deadly historical mystery.
“A beautiful debutante, a wealthy widow, and a dead would-be baron. What could be more exciting?”
Countess by day, secret advice columnist by night, Amelia Amesbury has life happily balanced on a quill’s edge . . . until her sister Margaret shows up in London under a blanket of scandal and Amelia is catapulted out of mourning and into the ton’s unforgiving Season.
However Madge’s Season debut is marred by a rather inconvenient death at the dining table as the infamous Mr Radcliffe takes ill and is later confirmed dead by poisoning. With Madge being the last person to have cross words with the soon-to-be baron, the ton’s gossip mill – and the police – are looking to pin the murder on her.
Adding to the ton’s troubles is a jewellery thief targeting the most lavish of Society’s houses. Is the murderer and the thief one in the same? It falls to Amelia once again to uncover the secrets buried deep within the pages before her sister goes down for the crimes.
Perfect for fans of witty historical mystery and Regency romances with a similar feel to Verity Bright and T.E. Kinsey.
Book Info
Historical Cozy Mystery
3rd in Series
Setting – London, 1860
Publisher : Severn House; Main edition (December 3, 2024)
Hardcover : 240 pages
ISBN-10 : 1448314046
ISBN-13 : 978-1448314041
Digital ASIN : B0D6YWTKRG
To purchase Murder in Season, click any of the following links: Amazon, Barnes & Noble & Bookshop. com
My Thoughts about the latest Lady of Letters Mystery: Murder in Season
I’m a huge fan of Mary Winters (who also writes as Mary Angela) and her latest release does not disappoint!
Countess Amelia Amesbury lives a quiet life in London with her late husband’s young niece Winifred and rather formidable Aunt Tabitha. She has finally settled down with her responsibilities to her departed husband’s estate and all that entails, when her sister Margaret arrives unexpectedly for her society debut. “Madge” has a mind of her own, and the smarts and courage to get into all manner of trouble, a combination that places her directly in the crosshairs of a murder investigation.
Mr. Radcliffe, one of the most infamous bachelors in town, ends up dead at Lady Amelia’s party, the victim of poison—a woman’s weapon of choice. Madge would look guilty enough after sharing cross words with the man at dinner, but makes things even more complicated by refusing to behave as Amelia requests, a little quirk she may have learned from Amelia herself.
The countess, who secretly pens an Agony Aunt (advice) column for the local paper, decides to investigate the crime and prove her sister’s innocence with a little help from her friends. From the swoon-worthy Simon Bainbridge, a marquise and heir to a dukedom, to the kind and vivacious Kitty Hamsted, Amelia has built important relationships with the ton, as the highest of London society is known. From the fancy balls to the less savory parts of town, Amelia fearlessly pursues every lead, no matter the danger to herself.
The deeper exploration of the feelings between Amelia and Simon add to the fun and twists of the mystery. Full of fabulous details of the Victorian era and engaging and complex characters, Murder in Season is perfect for fans of Downton Abbey, Rhys Bowen, and Katharine Schellman.
Murder in Season is the third book in the series, but it can be read as a standalone—readers be warned, however—you’ll be going back to read the first two books just to spend more time with this delicious series, so you might as well buy all three at once!
Author of the Lady In Letters Mysteries — Mary Winters
Mary Winters is the Edgar Award-nominated author of the Lady of Letters historical mystery series.
Book one, Murder in Postscript, was a finalist for the Mary Higgins Clark Award. Mary is also the author of two cozy mystery series and writes short fiction.
Three of her short stories have appeared in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine.
When she’s not writing, she’s teaching, reading, or spending time with her family. She lives with her husband, daughters, and spoiled pets in the Midwest.
Find out more about Mary at MaryWintersAuthor.com.
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