Lady Helena Investigates: Book One of the Scott-De Quincy Mysteries

De: Jane Steen

Narrado por: Elizabeth Klett

A reluctant lady sleuth finds she's investigating her own family.

Step into Lady Helena Whitcombe's world with the first novel in a series that will blend family saga and mystery-driven action with a slow-burn romance in seven pause-resisting investigations.

Sussex, 1881. Lady Helena Scott-De Quincy's marriage to Sir Justin Whitcombe, three years before, gave new purpose to a life almost destroyed by the death of Lady Helena's first love. After all, shouldn't the preoccupations of a wife and hostess be sufficient to fulfill any aristocratic female's dreams? Such a shame their union wasn't blessed by children...but Lady Helena is content with her quiet country life until Sir Justin is found dead in the river overlooked by their grand baroque mansion.

The intrusion of attractive, mysterious French physician Armand Fortier, with his meddling theory of murder, into Lady Helena's first weeks of mourning is bad enough. But with her initial ineffective efforts at investigation and her attempts to revive her long-abandoned interest in herbalism comes the realization that she may have been mistaken about her own family's past. Every family has its secrets - but, as this absorbing series will reveal, the Scott-De Quincy family has more than most.

Can Lady Helena survive bereavement the second time around? Can she stand up to her six siblings' assumption of the right to control her new life as a widow? And what role will Fortier - who, as a physician, is a most unsuitable companion for an earl's daughter - play in her investigations?

A new series by Jane Steen, author of the House of Closed Doors series that has delighted thousands of fans. If you're looking for a pause-resisting Victorian mystery saga, here's where you start!

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Loved this audible book!

I’m excited for book two in this series as I very much enjoyed this one. The narrator was pleasant and I didn’t spot any mistakes which is awesome 🙌🙌

spoiler alert!

Not a true mystery as a problem isn't known until it's confessed. Not a romance novel, no "thriller" aspect
It's a different sort of story. A good read, even if it's lacking in luster.

Interesting first book in this series

Good story, sympathetic heroine, excellent narration. I’m looking forward to the next book in order to follow the life and investigations of Lady Helena and her family members.
Thanks Jane Steen and Elizabeth Klett.

Interesting story

I did enjoy most of the story. The mystery of her husband’s death and the result was revealing. It took too long for Helena to finally stand up for herself however in the end she does.

NOT A MYSTERY I TELL YOU, NOT A MYSTERY AT ALL!!!

After listening to this"MYSTERY NOVEL" IN ITS ENTIRETY, I WAS EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED!!!!!!
after the main mystery being solved with three hours left in the book I knew that I had chosen it this really should be more of a book under the genre Romance! I do not want to give anything away just take my word for it I have over 400 books from audible 95% of the Mysteries!!!!!