A Brazen Curiosity

<p><strong>Nothing ruins a lovely house party like bloody murder.</strong></p><p>At the decrepit old age of six-and-twenty Miss Beatrice Hyde-Clare has virtually no hope of landing a husband. An orphan living off her relatives' charity her job is to sit with her needlework and to keep her thoughts to herself.</p><p>When Bea receives an invitation to an elegant country party she intends to do just that. Not even the presence of the aggravatingly handsome Duke of Kesgrave could lead this young lady to scandal. True she might wish to pour her bowl of turtle soup on his aristocratic head - however she would never<em> actually</em> do it. But a lady can fantasize.</p><p>But when she stumbles upon the dead body of another houseguest all Bea's good intentions fly out the well-appointed window. Although the magistrate declares it a suicide she knows better.</p><p><strong>Time for some very unladylike behavior.</strong></p>