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In the latest USA Today bestselling, Victorian Era-set Countess of Harleigh Mystery from multi-award winning author Dianne Freeman, Frances Hazelton and her husband, George, uncover the secrets of backstage Paris to find out who’s acting the role of a killer to chilling perfection…

Frances and George are enjoying some well-deserved leisure time in Paris when an old acquaintance from London, Alicia Stoke-Whitney, seeks Frances’s help to investigate a personal matter. Alicia’s daughter is being courted by Carlson Deaver, a wealthy American shadowed by a very suspicious tragedy.

Less than a year ago, Carlson’s wife, a former actress, was murdered, her body discovered in one of the more dubious quartiers in Paris. Though authorities guess it was a robbery gone wrong, no one was ever brought to justice. Until Daniel Cadieux, Inspector for the Sûreté, follows a startling new lead. None other Sarah Bernhardt, legendary icon of the Paris stage, receives a piece of jewelry stolen from the victim, along with an incriminating note: I know what you did.
It opens a new door for the Hazeltons’ investigation, as well. But not a soul believes that the Divine Sarah would become entangled in something so disreputable as murder—even if she and the late Mrs. Deaver did have a history of theatrical clashes. Amid questions of revenge, blackmail, scandals, and secrets, more poisoned pen letters follow, and suspects abound. Now it’s up to Francis and George to infiltrate the most elite social circles of Paris, and find a culprit before another victim faces their final act.

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Countess of Harleigh

GEORGE AND FRANCES ROLL THE DICE

#0.0 • April 2025

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A LADY'S GUIDE TO ETIQUETTE AND MURDER

#1.0 • July 2018

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A LADY'S GUIDE TO GOSSIP AND MURDER

#2.0 • July 2019

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A LADY'S GUIDE TO MISCHIEF AND MURDER

#3.0 • August 2020

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A FIANCEE'S GUIDE TO FIRST WIVES AND MURDER

#4.0 • August 2021

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A BRIDE'S GUIDE TO MARRIAGE AND MURDER

#5.0 • July 2022

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A NEWLYWED'S GUIDE TO FORTUNE AND MURDER

#6.0 • July 2023

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AN ART LOVER'S GUIDE TO PARIS AND MURDER

#7.0 • July 2024

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A DAUGHTER'S GUIDE TO MOTHERS AND MURDER

#8.0 • July 2025

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A CHRISTMAS GUIDE TO FAMILY AND MURDER

#9.0 • October 2026

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