British Manor Murder / A Lucy Stone Mystery Bd.23 (ePub)

"Counts, countesses, and corpses highlight Lucy Stone's trip across the pond" in this mystery from the New York Times-bestselling author (Kirkus Reviews).

It's a nippy spring in Tinker's Cove, Maine, and Lucy Stone can't wait to join her friend Sue in England for a hat exhibition. But at Moreton Manor, privileged life isn't always tea and crumpets.

Though the earl and his sister are surprisingly accommodating to their jetlagged guests, Lucy feels uneasy after a fallen portrait sparks talk of a deadly family omen. The bad vibes come quickly-snobby Aunt Millicent and her handmaiden Harrison unexpectedly drop by for the exhibition, and meals with the family are consistently tense. But real trouble begins when a body, bludgeoned by the chapel's gold-plated reliquary, is found in a hidden, sealed off room. Stranger still, the corpse is identified as Harrison's son, Cyril.

While Cyril wasn't exactly a gentleman, and it's unclear what business he had on the property, one thing's for sure-the criminal is privy to Moreton Manor secrets. And Lucy has a hunch that the killer's been in her company all along, waiting for a chance to make blue blood run red…

"Engaging…Anglophiles will find plenty to like in this delightful cozy."-Publishers Weekly

"Reading a new Leslie Meier mystery is like catching up with a dear old friend."-Kate Carlisle, New York Times bestselling author