Lady Hardcastle Mysteries #2
Thomas & Mercer
January 2017
On Sale: December 20, 2016
Featuring: Mrs Caradine; Florence Armstrong; Lady Hardcastle
267 pages ISBN: 1503938298 EAN: 9781503938298 Kindle: B01HEKF8QE Paperback / e-Book Add to Wish List
Spring, 1909, and Lady Hardcastle, amateur sleuth and all-round eccentric, is enjoying a well-deserved rest. But a week after a trip to the cattle market, Spencer Caradine, a local farmer, turns up dead in the pub, face-down in his beef and mushroom pie. Once again, it is up to Lady Hardcastle and her maid, Florence, to solve the case.
Armed with wit and whimsy, not to mention Florenceโs mean right hook, the pair set out to discover what really happened and why. Was it poison or just ill luck?
As they delve further into their investigation, they encounter a theft where nothing is stolen, a sรฉance with a troubled ghost and an ever-increasing number of Spencerโs family and friends who might just have motive for murder. One thingโs for sure: Lady Hardcastle has a mystery on her hands.
Revised edition: Previously published as The Spirit is Willing, this edition of In The Market For Murder includes editorial revisions.
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