The Curious Case of Lady Latimer's Shoes: 4 (Casebook of Barnaby Adair)

#1 New York Times-bestselling author Stephanie Laurens brings you a tale of mysterious death feuding families star-crossed lovers--and shoes to die for.With her husband amateur-sleuth the Honorable Barnaby Adair decidedly eccentric fashionable matron Penelope Adair is attending the premier event opening the haut tons Season when a body is discovered in the gardens. A lady has been struck down with a finial from the terrace balustrade. Her family is present as are the cream of the haut ton--the shocked hosts turn to Barnaby and Penelope for help. Barnaby calls in Inspector Basil Stokes and they begin their investigation. Penelope assists by learning all she can about the victims family and uncovers a feud between them and the Latimers over the fabulous shoes known as Lady Latimers shoes currently exclusive to the Latimers. The deeper Penelope delves the more convinced she becomes that the murder is somehow connected to the shoes. She conscripts Griselda Stokess wife and Violet Montague now Penelopes secretary and the trio set out to learn all they can about the people involved and most importantly the shoes a direction vindicated when unexpected witnesses report seeing a lady fleeing the scene--wearing Lady Latimers shoes. But nothing is as it seems and the more Penelope and her friends learn about the shoes conundrums abound compounded by a Romeo-and-Juliet romance and escalating social pressure...until at last the pieces fall into place and finally understanding what has occurred the six intrepid investigators race to prevent an even worse tragedy.A pre-Victorian mystery with strong elements of romance. A novel of 76000 words.An entry in The Casebook of Barnaby Adair series the events in this novel occur between the events described in the Casebook novels THE MASTERFUL MR. MONTAGUE and the upcoming LOVING ROSE: THE REDEMPTION OF MALCOLM SINCLAIR.Praise for the works of Stephanie LaurensStephanie Laurens heroines are marvelous tributes to Georgette Heyer: feisty and strong. Cathy KellyStephanie Laurens never fails to entertain and charm her readers with vibrant plots snappy dialogue and unforgettable characters. Historical Romance ReviewsStephanie Laurens plays into readers fantasies like a master and claims their hearts time and again. Romantic Times Magazine