Duchess Disappeared

A twisty psychological thriller

By: Courtney Hargrove

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Length: 3 hrs and 15 mins

Publisher's summary

From the #1 bestselling author of London Bridge is Down and The Silent Duchess comes a twisty psychological mystery that will appeal to fans of Lucy Foley, Gillian Flynn, Frieda McFadden and Ruth Ware.

Duchess Disappeared is the second novella in this royal mystery series and picks up where Book 1, The Silent Duchess, left off. As this latest story takes shocking twists and turns, readers will once again realize nothing inside Westercoate Manor is as it seems.

Duchess Scarlett seems to have everything—beauty, a life as a future queen by the side of her handsome heir husband Prince Alexander, an adorable son, castles, diamond tiaras. But beneath the glamorous veneer of the royal family she married into lies a treasure trove of ugly secrets.

How far will the royal family go to protect their secrets?

Duchess Scarlett found out the hard way during an epic five-course dinner she prepared on a cold, blustery November day at their country estate Westercoate Manor, when she confronted her husband Prince Alexander about his darkest secrets—and revealed a bombshell of her own.

Scarlett thought she'd covered herself before the showdown. She thought she'd insured her safety with recordings and documentation kept safe in the outside world with a trusted friend.

She was wrong.

The royal family and the courtiers who work for them will seemingly stop at nothing to ensure the survival of the monarchy,
and Duchess Scarlett is at the mercy of a powerful organization with resources beyond measure and everything to lose.

With Scarlett suddenly out of the public eye after that last dinner with her husband, the world outside Westercoate Manor has begun asking questions on social media, in private conversations among the country's sharp-eyed, intrusive royal reporters, and even some suspicious media outlets outside the country. Everyone's asking the same question: Where is Duchess Scarlett?

Courtney Hargrove’s latest mystery follows on the gripping The Silent Duchess, a novella about the sinister secrets and lies hidden in the crevices of the unraveling marriage of heir to the throne Prince Alexander and his commoner wife.
The author, who has years of experience covering royal families as an international journalist, takes Scarlett's story to the next level using her insight and knowledge of how the family, and the media that covers it, actually operates.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Courtney Hargrove is the pen name of a writer who covered royals, breaking news and celebrities during a twenty-plus-year journalism career in nine countries.

Her time up close to the goings-on at various royal residences, including time spent around Kate Middleton, Prince William, Prince Harry, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, Princess Eugenie and Beatrice among others lends Hargrove’s writing the weight of authenticity and reveals a true knowledge of the history of how this family relates to one another—and to outsiders.