MURDER IN SEASON by Mary Winters
SERIES: Lady of Letters #3
GENRE: Historical/Victorian Mystery (Clean)
PUBLISHER: Severn House
RELEASE DATE: December 3, 2024
PAGES: 234
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. Are the murderer and the thief one and 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.
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Bottom Line: Murder in Season by Mary Winters is delightfully charming from beginning to end! Amelia remains a layered and engaging protagonist, and the addition of her scapegrace sister in this book made her even more so. Jewel thefts and murder may complicate matters for Amelia and her inner circle but it’s to the reader’s benefit for the entertainment it provides & the clever twists that I didn’t see coming. Add a dash of swoony romance with the delicious Simon and I’m all in!
(I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book which I received from the publisher. All views expressed are only my honest opinion.)
My Rating: 4 stars / loved it!
Reviewer’s Note: Readers of this blog may want to be aware that there is occasional mild cursing and one profane expletive in this book.
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© Julie Prairie Photography 2016Mary 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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