Rating: 4/5
"A beautiful debutante, a wealthy widow, and a dead would-be baron. What could be more exciting?"
Countess by day, secret advice columnist by night, Amelia Amesbury has life happily balanced on a quill's edge . . . until her sister Margaret shows up in London under a blanket of scandal and Amelia is catapulted out of mourning and into the ton's unforgiving Season.
However Madge's Season debut is marred by a rather inconvenient death at the dining table as the infamous Mr Radcliffe takes ill and is later confirmed dead by poisoning. With Madge being the last person to have cross words with the soon-to-be baron, the ton's gossip mill - and the police - are looking to pin the murder on her.
Adding to the ton's troubles is a jewellery thief targeting the most lavish of Society's houses. Is the murderer and the thief one in the same? It falls to Amelia once again to uncover the secrets buried deep within the pages before her sister goes down for the crimes.
I received a free copy of Murder in Season through Austenprose PR for a book tour. Thank you so much for this opportunity!
This was such a fun historical fiction read! And while technically the third book in the A Lady of Letters Mystery series, this could easily be read as a standalone!
With mystery and murder alongside the high society season, it was entertaining to follow Amelia as she sleuthed her way to the truth! Not only that, we get to start each chapter with Amelia’s secret life, being an advice columnist, writing anonymous responses to other ladies within the ton about all sorts - finding love, general advice, what’s acceptable within society, and so much more! These letters were my favorite parts of the book! They set up the vibe for the chapter, sometimes with a little foreshadowing that I started to pick up on as we got further into the book.
I really didn’t know what to expect with this whodunit mystery regarding the murder and the jewelry thief. Every time I thought I knew what to expect, more details would surface that made me question what I knew. It truly made for a thrilling read!
I loved following Amelia, who leads this double life, providing secret advice to those around her, trying to keep her rowdy sister in check, and helping her find love this season. While also in search of love again herself, finally ready to try for love again after losing her husband. It was easy to get sucked into this read! I didn’t want to put it down!
I highly recommend this book if you enjoy fashionable society and mystery historical fiction! This was such an entertaining read!
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