A Lesson in Murder

A Totally Gripping Historical Cozy Mystery (A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery, Book 7)

By: Verity Bright

Narrated by: Karen Cass

When Lady Swift is invited to her old school, she walks through familiar classrooms, finds her favorite books in the library...and surely, that’s not a body? Time for a lesson in murder!

Autumn, 1921. Lady Eleanor Swift is invited to her old school, St Mary’s, as a guest speaker. Her favorite teacher, Mrs. Wadsworth, has asked that Eleanor talk about her intrepid travels around the globe - travelling the Silk Road by bicycle, crossing the Himalayas and even befriending the Maharaja of India. But in the circumstances, perhaps it would have been a good idea to talk about her career as a daring detective....

Because no sooner has Eleanor brushed up on her times tables than she is greeted by terrible news: Mrs. Wadsworth has been murdered. Eleanor is utterly devastated, but she owes it to her dearest teacher to find out who killed her and why. So, alongside Gladstone the bulldog, it’s best paw forward to track down a villain.

But when the art teacher is also found dead, Eleanor is sure someone is trying to do away with the people who taught her everything. As Eleanor delves into possible motives, she discovers a clue in the most unlikely place: her mother’s old school diary. Does the route to the murderer lie within a secret passageway her mother uncovered? Can Eleanor nail the culprit in time, or is the killer coming for her next?

A totally gripping and glamorous 1920s cozy! Fans of Agatha Christie, T.E. Kinsey, and Rhys Bowen are in for a treat.

©2021 Verity Bright (P)2021 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.

Excellent

Wow. I loved this one especially with Ellie feeling the connection with her mom. Plus the murder mystery and Hugh stepping in to lead the investigation.

Fabulous narrative as always!!

Continued character development

I like that lady Swift is continuing to learn to become more cautious and I like that she doesn’t go off headstrong into her own whims and seeks other people and their advice. these make her a great heroine and also someone of leadership.
It’s so fun to follow Eleanor and Clifford and detective Selden through all of the process of trying to figure out who does it. It’s very interesting very well written I’ll keep reading.
Love that Hugh and Eleanor are wanting to be more serious.

Gladstone

Love the book. Love them all, more Gladstone please and he needs a companion and pups.




I like the mysteries closer to home, community they live in

It’s a great surprise ending

I think this series by verity bright just keeps getting better and better. Looking forward to the next book.

Exactly as you’d expect!

If you’ve read the others this is exactly as you’d expect. This narrator really is perfect for this lead character!