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A Lady's Guide to Gossip and Murder

A Countess of Harleigh Mystery 2

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A Lady's Guide to Gossip and Murder

By: Dianne Freeman
Narrated by: Karen Cass
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How far will some go to safeguard a secret? In the latest novel in Dianne Freeman's witty and delightful historical mystery series, the adventurous Countess Harleigh finds out . . .

On August twelfth each year, members of the upper class retire to their country estates for grouse-shooting season. Frances Wynn, the widowed Countess of Harleigh however, is expecting to spend a quiet few months in London. Instead, she's immersed in a shocking mystery when a friend, Mary Archer, is found murdered. Her cousin Charles is in the spotlight for the murder, along with dozens of others. It seems Mary had countless notes hidden in her home, detailing private indiscretions of society's elite. Frances can hardly believe that Mary was a blackmailer, yet why else would she horde such juicy tidbits? Aided by her gallant friend George Hazelton, Frances begins assisting the police. Even more worrying is that the number of victims is increasing too…©2019 Dianne Freeman (P)2019 W. F. Howes Ltd Detective Fiction Historical Mystery Private Investigators Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Witty Murder
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witty and intreaguing this book kept me interested throughout. I look forward to reading the next

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The characters are great and as the books progress their development is brilliant. The stories are plausible and well delivered. Will be very sorry to finish this series.

Always a delightful listen

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The characters are engaging and interesting and there's an unexpected twist at the end. Very good narration.

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Just fab, I liked the first one and worried the 2nd may be a bit slow, but I really enjoyed it!

Another really enjoyable story!

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The reader is simply the best I’ve ever heard. No silly affected habits, excellent accents, she characterises different voices of the same gender so that you always know who’s talking which is so clever.

The stories are complex enough to keep you wondering, and the people are different enough to be realistic. The main character is sardonic as well as genuinely nice, which is refreshing compared with the usual one-dimensional personalities and motivations in the genre.

The lovely characters and the brilliant narrator

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