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A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder
A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder | Dianne Freeman
In this exciting historical mystery debut set in Victorian England, a wealthy young widow encounters the pleasures--and scandalous pitfalls--of a London social season . . . Frances Wynn, the American-born Countess of Harleigh, enjoys more freedom as a widow than she did as a wife. After an obligatory year spent mourning her philandering husband, Reggie, she puts aside her drab black gowns, leaving the countryside and her money-grubbing in-laws behind. With her young daughter in tow, Frances rents a home in Belgravia and prepares to welcome her sister, Lily, arriving from New York--for her first London season. No sooner has Frances begun her new life than the ghosts of her old one make an unwelcome appearance. The Metropolitan police receive an anonymous letter implicating Frances in her husband's death. Frances assures Inspector Delaney of her innocence, but she's also keen to keep him from learning the scandalous circumstances of Reggie's demise. As fate would have it, her dashing new neighbor, George Hazelton, is one of only two other people aware of the full story. While busy with social engagements on Lily's behalf, and worrying if Reggie really was murdered, Frances learns of mysterious burglaries plaguing London's elite. The investigation brings death to her doorstep, and Frances rallies her wits, a circle of gossips, and the ever-chivalrous Mr. Hazelton to uncover the truth. A killer is in their midst, perhaps even among her sister's suitors. And Frances must unmask the villain before Lily's season--and their lives--come to a most unseemly end . . .
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bookandbedandtea
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Today's my mom's birthday! She and my dad are coming over for dinner so I got up early to make a birthday cake before work. And I had time to finish this book which I enjoyed the heck out of. I really like Frances (& Charles, Hetty, Fiona) and I liked the several mysteries and their conclusions. I plan to continue with this series. Good pick @ElizaMarie I'll get it back to you next week. @TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk

TheBookgeekFrau Happy Birthday to your mom and celebrations!! 🎂🥳 3mo
Bookwormjillk Happy birthday to your mom! 3mo
TheBookHippie Have a lovely time! ♥️ 3mo
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These arrived today, Jill. Thanks! Can't wait to comb through Frenchman's Creek for everyone's comments.
Eliza, I'll try to read A Lady's Guide this weekend and send it back to you early next week.
This has been a fun group, thanks everyone!
#LMPBC #GroupO #BookWormJillK #TheBookHippie @ElizaMarie

ElizaMarie Take your time :) 4mo
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TheBookHippie Yay!!! 8mo
Bookwormjillk You‘re fast! I just barely started mine. Procrastinating right down to the end 🤪 8mo
bookandbedandtea @Bookwormjillk Same! I'm not far into mine, will try to finish this weekend. 8mo
ElizaMarie @Bookwormjillk @BookAndBedAndTea take y‘all‘s time! This was a quick read and I figured I‘d better send it before I forget to send it. Y‘all‘s books are more in depth :) 🩵🩵🩵 8mo
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ElizaMarie
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Recently, I've been enjoying these types of books. Thanks to this group, I moved it up on my reading list. I just downloaded book two on Libby. ❤️❤️🎧❤️❤️

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Do y‘all have the link to the list? I am not sure who I'm mailing to. 🦞

Bookwormjillk It‘s in the google doc in @suvata post. I‘ve found so many new books to read through this group! 8mo
RaeLovesToRead 🦞💕 8mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 8mo
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This one was a quick, light, & fun read. I bought this as a Kindle deal. I usually always have a kindle book to read at night, one for fun & way to wind down at night. This was a pretty decent one, nothing too exciting. I‘m always a sucker for English society books, plus it was a fun mystery. #bookspin

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awesome cover 💜 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
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⭐⭐⭐

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It‘s been far too long since I‘ve posted on here!

Getting in a little book club reading on the porch before the storms roll in ✒️☕️

KristiAhlers I love that cover! 2y
BookmarkTavern Love the title! 😆 2y
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This was such a cute story full of great character work. Especially Frances, I adore her. The mystery was riveting and overall this was just a wonderful break from the more heavy reads I tend to stick to. I liked it so much I checked out the second one from the library! Great pick, Amanda ♥️

#Pantone2022 - dahlia - not a perfect match digitally but physically it‘s really close

#BookSpinBingo - free space

Yuki_Onna This colour match is so perfect!!! 👏 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
Lauranahe I‘m glad you liked it! 2y
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Lauranahe
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I guess I didn‘t read much in March, and half the ones I did I either bailed or didn‘t like. So pretty easy to pick a winner! #readingbracket2022

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Lauranahe
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What a fun, quick read! Murder mystery in turn-of-the-century England. Exactly what I needed these last couple of days!

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BayouGirl85
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I am not a fan of mystery but really enjoyed this one. I didn't see the culprit coming. It was a pleasant surprise.

February Book 6/25 #LitsyLove #bookspinbingo

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Thank you @Littlewolf1 for the bonus book! They both look so good I‘m not sure which one to read first.

Happy Holidays. #jolabokaflodswap

BiblioLitten I used to read this only during the day 😁 3y
LeahBergen The Silent Companions is good! 👍 3y
Littlewolf1 Glad you liked it… thank you for hosting 3y
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A Victorian murder mystery that was light, cute, and made me chuckle.

rubyslippersreads I‘m on the fourth book of the series. They‘re fun. 3y
HOTPock3tt Me too I recently read the 4th book! I look forward to them every year☺️ such lighthearted fun!♥️ 3y
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What a wonderful surprise read! I loved that the Mc didn't develop a romance with the investigator. That's so played out. Now I did guess who the two bad people ended up being but it was still a fun ride

Litsi Don‘t forget spoiler alerts! 4y
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SassenachTheBookWizard
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Time for the comfort of a Victorian mystery

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BookofWords
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Cozy mystery, humor, and britlit what‘s not to love. Book one of the A Countess of Harleigh Mystery

Palimpsest I have to say I love your tag line. How darling. 5y
HOTPock3tt I adored this book! 🤗 5y
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Manners and murder. 😄 Enjoying this listen!
UPDATE: this was a fun, easy listen. It got a little unnecessarily long but all and all a great read. A great accompaniment for drawing and cozying up in the reading chair with my favorite pup.

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ZeinaHesham How is it till now? 5y
BookishMarginalia @ZeinaHesham It was pretty fun. The second one is even better. 👍🏼 5y
ZeinaHesham @BookishMarginalia Hope it stays like that with you 💕 5y
Eric1313 Hi GLORIA 5y
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This was a fun historical mystery and was the first one I finished for #CozyInTheSun this month. I very much enjoyed many of the characters - except Lily who I didn't like at all. It was a solid mystery, good character development, and lovely setting imagery. I'm looking forward to reading the second book in the series.

@LibraryBelle @Ferskner

ferskner I'm so glad this one worked out for you! 5y
melissanorr I was beginning to get worried @ferskner because I kept starting books and just couldn't get into them or even worse was actively irritated by them. Clearly, I just needed to find a historical 😁 5y
Librarybelle I‘ll have to check out this one! 5y
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After being so disappointed in the first book I tried for #CozyInTheSun I am rallying with this #historical cozy today. Here's hoping this one works better than the last! @Librarybelle @ferskner

Sarah83 Sorry to hear that... 🤔 5y
Librarybelle Crossing my fingers 🤞 5y
ferskner I have this one too, so I hope it's good! 5y
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OMG! I can‘t even believe how much I thoroughly enjoyed this one! A Victorian era mystery (book 1 in series) The American born countess of harleigh just pulled me right into all her hijinks. I loved all the characters! ♥️I just wish there was MORE interaction between the 2 MC. And I wasn‘t crazy about the ending.. but this was definitely the kind of lighthearted fun I needed! Looking forward to the 2nd one! ♥️😎

The author is a Michigan native!🤗

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First in the series. This was a good cozy mystery. I enjoyed the characters and storyline. It was an easy book to listen to on my commute. I will be on the look out for the next book in the series on #audiobook #scribd #historicalfiction #cozymystery #historicalmystery

HOTPock3tt Sounds awesome!! 😃#Stacked 6y
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I‘d had this on my TBR for a while, and when browsing amazon for kindle deals found it was $2.99. Soooo worth it! It filled my craving for a historical murder mystery, but also was charming and witty. Loved it, ready for the next!!

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Melmar
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Using my lunch break to continue this read. Pretty fun so far

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More #mystery #novels for #LitWorld2018GB

Tagged book set in England - the aristocracy make a delightful source of humour

The Marathon Conspiracy was slow moving but I thoroughly enjoyed the setting in Ancient #Greece. Have picked the first title in the #series to read more about the life back then, and get acquainted with renowned names from the Hellenic history.

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Only a few chapters in and I can tell it‘s going to be a good read! ~
#historicalmystery #amreading #cozymystery #victorian #ilovecozies #saturdayread #ilovecozies

writerlibrarian Smart, elegant and charming Victorian cozy for the win. 👊🏻 6y
erzascarletbookgasm Interesting title! 😄 6y
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SaraRosett I‘m looking forward to this one! 6y
writerlibrarian @SaraRosett It's a good first novel of a cozy series I hope. All the women characters are good. From the maid to the aunt. Not paper thin at all and good women friendship. (edited) 6y
SaraRosett @writerlibrarian Oh, now I‘m even more excited to read it. I have it on hold and I‘m next. 😀 6y
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Clever, light and entertaining. Lady Frances Harleigh, née Price, American heiress, widowed countess learns to make her way in the world and discovers she has a knack to uncover mysteries. An airy, light cozy with good, smart characters from the leads to the secondaries. I loved that the women from the aristocracy to the maids were fleshed out and stood on their own.
#ALadysGuideToEtiquetteAndMurder #NetGalley

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Appropriate breakfast, new book, grey skies outside and George being stylish again. 💜

Slow day ahead, reading, keeping up with the NHL Draft.

#heyjune
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GypsyKat Love all of this! ❤️🍓 6y
SaraRosett Love the cover of the Freeman book! 6y
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ARC by NetGalley
This novel follows Frances Wynn, pulled out of her brief independence from her in-laws by a letter implicating her in her husband's death.
The pacing in this short novel was excellent and no words were wasted in info-dump passages. The murder investigation became very complicated but was handled very well.

I wish Frances' and Lily's suitors' emotions had been shown a bit better and more. Overall, a great debut novel.
4/5 stars