Lucy and her sister, Anna, have to come to London with the reluctant permission of their father. Lucy is determined that Anna will have a successful season. For herself, a husband is her goal but she doesn't expect a brilliant marriage.
Anna and Lucy attract the attention of the dowager Countess of Broughton. Not kindly lady, the dowager is bent on preventing her grandson from acting on his attraction to Anna.
When the dowager drops dead at ball, nearly everyone breathes a sigh of relief. When the death is determined to be suspicious, nearly everyone becomes a suspect.
Major Robert Kurland is summoned to London by the Prince Regent's secretary. The Prince is determined to honor his heroic efforts in battle. Determined to chastise Lucy for her interference in his life, instead he finds himself turning to her for protection from his former fiancΓ©.
First Miss Chingford is implicated in the death of the dowager. When she turns the attention toward Anna Harrington as a suspect, the Major and Lucy will once again be embroiled in the investigation.
As the two investigate, family secrets will be exposed and the scandal will become public.
DEATH COMES TO LONDON is the second in the Kurland St. Mary Mysteries, I enjoyed this as much as I did the first. Ms. Lloyd writes an extremely twisted mystery which will enthrall the reader. I look forward to the next in the series. Robert and Lucy have a contentious relationship with a spark of attraction. Despite their differences, they work well together to discover the identity of the killer.
A season in London promises a welcome change of pace for
two
friends from the village of Kurland St. Maryβuntil murder
makes a debutβ¦
With the reluctant blessings of their father, the rector of
Kurland St. Mary, Lucy Harrington and her sister Anna leave
home for a social season in London. At the same time,
Lucyβs
special friend Major Robert Kurland is summoned to the city
to accept a baronetcy for his wartime heroism.
Amidst the dizzying whirl of balls and formal dinners, the
focus shifts from mixing and matchmaking to murder when the
dowager Countess of Broughton, the mother of an old army
friend of Robert, drops dead. When itβs revealed sheβs been
poisoned, Robertβs former betrothed, Miss Chingford, is
accused, and she in turn points a finger at Anna. To
protect
her sister, Lucy enlists Robertβs aid in drawing out the
true culprit.
But with suspects ranging from resentful rivals and
embittered family members to the toast of the ton, it will
take all their sleuthing skills to unmask the poisoner
before more trouble is stirred upβ¦
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