Once Upon a Murder
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- $19.99
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- $19.99
Publisher Description
Miss Tiffany Woodall must sleuth the slaying of a footman to clear her beloved's name in the second Lady Librarian mystery, in the vein of Deanna Raybourn and perfect for fans of Bridgerton.
1784 England. Officially hired as the librarian for the Duchess of Beaufort, Miss Tiffany Woodall is through with masquerades and murders for good. That is, until she stumbles upon the frozen dead body of former footman Mr. Bernard Coram. The speed with which her peaceful new life is upended is one for the record books: the justice of the peace immediately declares her the primary suspect in the murder.
As Tiffany hunts for the truth to clear her name, she learns that Bernard got into a fight over a woman at the local pub the night of his death–but he was also overheard blackmailing Samir. The justice of the peace arrests Samir, and Tiffany realizes that her life may have more in common with a tragic play than a light-hearted romance.
With her love locked up in jail and her own reputation on the line, Tiffany must attempt to solve the murder before the book closes on her or Samir’s life.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Larsen's enjoyable second Georgian-era mystery for Miss Tiffany Woodwall (after A Novel Disguise) finds the Astwell Palace librarian wrapped up in a murder investigation that hits close to home. Tiffany is hurrying to work one morning when she stumbles over the body of Bernard Coram, a brutish former palace footman. With Bernard having sworn revenge against Tiffany for exposing his racism and ousting him from the palace, she's initially named the prime suspect in his death. Even after she provides a sufficient alibi to the local magistrate, things only go from bad to worse when he zeroes in on the Samir Winthrop as the next suspect. Tiffany has long harbored romantic feelings for Samir, and was devastated by the recent news that he'd gotten married and was expecting his first child. After Samir hires Tiffany to help clear his name, she races to find the truth while trying—and failing—to protect her heart. Though the investigation is less thrilling than it was in the previous entry, Larsen's characters enchant. Mystery fans who prefer their whodunits with a dash of romance will savor this.