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A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder
Mystery and suspense
A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder
Book 1 of the Countess of Harleigh Mystery series
272 pages · First published 2018
Newly widowed Frances Wynn, the American-born Countess of Harleigh, leaves her late husband’s family home and establishes an independent household in Belgravia with her young daughter. Her freedom is immediately complicated by her sister’s arrival for a London season, financial questions surrounding her husband’s estate, and a suspicious death that places Frances under scrutiny. Neighbor George Hazelton proves both useful and intriguing as Frances begins investigating respectable people with decidedly unrespectable secrets. The series debut combines Victorian etiquette, social satire, murder, and the pleasures of a heroine discovering how much more she can do once she is no longer required to ask permission.
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Murder and death · Death, grief, and loss · Mild frightening/intense material
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Cucumber Mint Gin Cup
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