A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder

<b><i>In this exciting historical mystery debut set in Victorian England a wealthy young widow encounters the pleasures&#151;and scandalous pitfalls&#151;of a London social season . . .</i></b><br> <i> </i><br> Frances Wynn the American-born Countess of Harleigh enjoys more freedom as a widow than she did as a wife. With her young daughter in tow Frances rents a home in Belgravia and prepares to welcome her sister Lily arriving from New York&#151;for her first London season.<br> &#160;<br> But no sooner has Frances begun her new life than the Metropolitan police receive an anonymous letter implicating Frances in her husband&#146;s death. Frances assures Inspector Delaney of her innocence but she&#146;s also keen to keep him from learning the scandalous circumstances of Reggie&#146;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.<br> &#160;<br> While busy with social engagements on Lily&#146;s behalf and worrying if Reggie really <i>was </i>murdered Frances rallies her wits a circle of gossips and the ever-chivalrous Mr. Hazelton to uncover the truth. A killer is in their midst and Frances must unmask the villain before Lily&#146;s season&#151;and their lives&#151;come to a most unseemly end . . .<br> &#160;<br> <b>&#147;This lighthearted debut tale of mystery love and a delightful sleuth will leave you wanting more&#151;which is presumably just what Freeman had in mind.&#148;</b><br> <b> &#151;<i>Kirkus Reviews</i></b>