Death at the Dance

<p><strong>A masked ball a dead body a missing diamond necklace and a suspicious silver candlestick? Sounds like a case for Lady Eleanor Swift!</strong></p><p><strong>England 1920</strong>. <strong>Lady Eleanor Swift</strong> adventurer extraordinaire and reluctant amateur detective is taking a break from sleuthing. She’s got much bigger problems: Eleanor has two left feet nothing to wear and she’s expected at the masked ball at the local manor. Her new beau <strong>Lance Langham</strong> is the host so she needs to dazzle.</p><p>Surrounded by partygoers with painted faces pirates priests and enough feathers to drown an ostrich Eleanor searches for a familiar face. As she follows a familiar pair of long legs up a grand staircase she’s sure she’s on Lance’s trail. But she opens the door on a dreadful scene: Lance standing over a dead Colonel Puddifoot brandishing a silver candlestick the family safe wide open and empty.</p><p>Moments later the police burst in and arrest Lance for murder diamond theft and a spate of similar burglaries. But Eleanor is convinced her love didn’t do it and with him locked up in prison she knows she needs to clear his name.</p><p>Something Lance lets slip about his pals convinces Eleanor the answer lies close to home. Accompanied by her faithful sidekick Gladstone the bulldog she begins with Lance’s friends – a set of fast driving even faster drinking high-society types with a taste for mischief. But after they start getting picked off in circumstances that look a lot like murder Eleanor is in a race against time to clear Lance’s name and avoid another brush with death…</p><p><strong>Fans of Agatha Christie T E Kinsey and <em>Downton Abbey</em> will adore this tremendously fun cozy whodunnit full of mystery murder and intrigue! </strong></p><p><strong>Readers love Verity Bright!  </strong></p><p>‘<strong>What a great cozy mystery! </strong>I am <strong>hooked! This is the best book bar none that I have read this year</strong>… An extremely <strong>witty fast-paced</strong> mystery… <strong>I love the heroine</strong> intrepid adventuress… I want to live at Henley Hall I <strong>love</strong> Gladstone the very funny bulldog too cute! <strong>A most enjoyable read!</strong>’ <em>Reviews by Carol in Tallahassee</em> ??????????</p><p>‘<strong>So engaging</strong>. <strong>I loved reading this book</strong> it was <strong>so easy to read</strong> and <strong>absolutely captivating</strong>. <strong>I cannot wait to read of the further adventures</strong> of Lady Eleanor and her beloved bulldog Gladstone. <strong>Highly recommended</strong>.’ Goodreads Reviewer ??????????</p><p>‘I liked Eleanor a lot she’s <strong>feisty and sweet</strong>… <strong>The ending had me a little teary because she’s finally come home</strong>… The best part of the book was that <strong>it made me feel cozy and warm</strong>. Looking forward to the next book! <strong>Highly recommended</strong>.’ Goodreads Reviewer ??????????</p>