Death Among Rubies

The Lady Frances Ffolkes, Book 2

By: R. J. Koreto

Narrated by: Justine Eyre

Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins

Publisher's summary

Lady Frances Ffolkes finds more trouble than expected in this second cozy mystery from R. J. Koreto.

Lady Frances Ffolkes is incensed when she finds out that her dear friends Gwendolyn and Thomasina have been subject to vicious threats. Promising to uncover their attacker, she travels with them to Kestrel's Eyrie, the fabled estate belonging to Gwen's family. But soon Frances faces an even greater problem, when Gwen's father, a powerful diplomat, is stabbed to death with his prized ruby dagger.

Frances, with her loyal maid June Mallow at her side, jumps right into interrogating the estate's numbered guests: a charming Turkish diplomat with a habit of sneaking off into the night, a brash American heiress with lofty dreams of becoming mistress of the Eyrie, two gossiping widows with their own scandalous secrets, and Gwen's own aunt tasked with keeping the affairs of the estate in order among the chaos of the investigation. But as the case unfolds, Frances' righteous conviction might just be the very thing that leads danger - and even more death - to her own doorstep.

Old sins do indeed cast long shadows in Death Among Rubies, a delightful closed-room mystery in the vein of Agatha Christie and the second in R. J. Koreto's effortlessly charming historical series.

©2016 R. J. Koreto (P)2016 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Mystery in the Country.

What a fun mystery that kept me on my toes. I was unsure of who did it until the very end. When ladies have a place in life but not all conform to it that is when you have a great female Holmes! Enjoy

Good listen

I enjoyed these two books and hope for a third. Most people like the narrator, but something about her speech cadence grates on me. Sorry Justine.

Cute cozy mystery

I enjoyed the story although somewhat predictable
I enjoyed the characters love a strong woman bucking against stereotypes and tradition but I did not like the British accent it sounded too I don’t know when Kay Middleton who just learned to speak the Queens standard of English it was off somehow

Interesting murder mystery

The story includes complex machinations by a number of the characters as well as political leanings to support the Suffragettes as well as a minor reference to same, -sex couples.
I enjoyed it.

Very good story! 🙂

This book was just as good as 'Death on the Sapphire'. It is most annoying that Audible has never recorded the third book of this trilogy. Someone should hit them on the nose with a rolled-up newspaper. 😉

Very entertaining!

Very entertaining! Interesting characters and plot. I enjoyed listening to this book very very much.

My favorite

The lady Frances folks series is quite possibly my favorite and I really can not wait for the next book in the series to be read by the same narrator, she is the very best!

Looking forward to the next one!

Love the storyline, characters, and narration! Winning book! Looking forward to the next one! A must read!

Love this series!

I received the first and second book through my audible subscription. Both are delightful! I hope the third book in the series will become available soon!

Enchanting

I liked it very much. After crime stories with gruesome details set in contemporary surroundings it was highly enjoyable to listen to a book with action taking place at the beginning of XX century. I appreciate the narrator as well.