264 pages
English language
Published Nov. 14, 2018
Wealthy young widow Frances Wynn, the American-born Countess of Harleigh, spent the obligatory year in mourning for her philandering husband. With her young daughter in tow, Frances moves from the English countryside and her money-grubbing in-laws to Victorian London, and welcomes her sister, Lily, arriving from New York for her first London social season. When mysterious burglaries start plaguing London's elite, an anonymous tip to the police implicates Frances in her late husband's death. Frances rallies her wits, a circle of gossips, and her dashing new neighbor George Hazelton to uncover the truth.
At a time when the chaos and uncertainty of the real world is nearly overwhelming, this was exactly what I needed. It’s light and quick, but well written, which is not true of all attempts at ‘cozy’ mysteries. The story never lagged and the mystery had believable twists and turns. Just fun.
