Murder, Mistletoe, and Mischief at the Frost Fair

A Cozy Regency Mystery of Love and Murder

Dead satirist, thawing hearts, absolutely frozen toes: welcome to the cozy Regency mystery set on the Thames when London decides the river is a perfectly sensible place for a Christmas fair. Anne Redgrave sells improving tracts on the front of her Frost Fair stall and anonymous political broadsides under the counter. When a notorious satirist is crushed beneath his neatly sabotaged booth, Anne finds herself with a dead neighbour, a very dangerous engraving in hiding, and the unwelcome attention of Mr Hawke of the Thames River Police, who disapproves of almost everything except inconvenient truths.

As rumours swirl and the ice begins to complain, it becomes clear Finch’s final sheet has named more than one gentleman who would rather stay unprinted. Someone has stolen the copper plate, someone is paying far too much for the few surviving copies, and someone is quite prepared to let the next “accident” involve Anne, her stall, or her family’s already precarious bookshop. If she cannot trace the missing engraving and untangle the knot of printers, patrons, and hypocrites, Finch’s death will be written off as mischance, the wrong men will walk away smiling, and the only thing left of her livelihood will be soot and sermons.

Perfect for readers who enjoy sharp tongued heroines, morally exasperated heroes, snowbound historical settings, political mischief, and slow burn attraction conducted at a respectable distance. Expect a fair play mystery with clue rich investigation, witty, darkly comic banter, non gory deaths, and a closed door slow burn romance with a happy for now ending that leaves feelings warm and fingers still slightly numb. Wrap up well, straighten your muffler, and step onto the ice before the next body falls.