Her Outageousness prevails!
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Beatrice, Duchess of Kesgrave, “Her Outrageousness” is in a pickle. She’s dreading going to Haverill Hall with its hundreds of rooms and servants to match, the “massive Matlock ancestral estate.” Beatrice is pregnant. The thought of removing to the Hall maybe by September is weighs down on her. Now she learns Lady Abercrombie has autocratically, without permission, issued invitations to a house party at the Hall. Something Bea had said she didn’t want and something the atrociously managing Lady Abercombie had no right to do!
Bea’s secretly apprehensive about how the servants at the estate will react to her.
All that fades though when the Crime Lord, “Hell and Fury” Hawes pays a visit to inform Beatrice and Kesgrave that he’s just come from the Duke’s cousin’s place and has found Mortimer dead, murdered. Hawe’s is calling in his marker. He wants Bea and the Duke to investigate.
Their investigations uncover a lively trade in fraudulent ancient artefacts, including forged Assyrian reliefs, and so much more.
The unveiling of the murderer is dangerous. Bea is not moved.
Throughout this investigation it seems Bea has come to terms with the strong person she now is.
Another fascinating tale from Messina about one of my fav. intrepid regency sleuths.
A Book Whisperer ARC via NetGalley.
Many thanks to the author and publisher.
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