The Earl’s Mummified Murder and Other After Dinner Amusements

A Cozy Regency Mystery of Love and Murder

An Egyptian mummy unwrapping is supposed to be Lord Caddington’s latest after dinner amusement; instead he lifts the lid on a cozy Regency murder and finds his loudest enemy lying there, freshly strangled and inconveniently modern. The newspapers will call it a tragedy. The guests call it a scandal. Miss Isabel Fairleigh, impoverished knight’s daughter and uninvited cataloguer of his Egyptian collection, quietly calls it a puzzle. Flirtation, hieroglyphics, and one very opinionated corpse.

Now the gallery doors are locked, Bow Street is on the way, and rumours of smuggling and blackmail are circling like particularly well dressed vultures. Caddington’s title, fortune, and museum are on the line; Isabel’s reputation and precarious future are not far behind. Armed with a forbidden notebook, a talent for noticing things other people trip over, and an employer who is far too handsome for her peace of mind, she will have to sort through coal magnates, scholars, hangers on, and hostesses to work out who turned a private curiosity into a very public corpse.

Perfect for readers who like locked room house party mysteries, acid dry banter, slow burn partnership-to-lovers, and corpses turning up where the canapés should be. Expect a full fair play mystery, non gory murder, and a closed door slow burn romance with a warm, satisfying happily ever after in a stand alone case you can binge in one deliciously long sitting. Slip into the gallery and see if you can beat Isabel to the truth.