until Lily receives a mysterious summons to speak with one of the Wyatts' maids, only to find the young woman dead when she arrives. But anyone who might have profited from the old man's death seems to have an alibi. With the help of Captain Jack Hartley, they piece together the reasons that Sir Charles's family might have wanted him dead. Page was there when Lily caught her first murderer, and he trusts her insight into the world of London's upper class. And it isn't long before Lily stumbles on evidence that Sir Charles was, indeed, murdered. But when Bow Street constable Simon Page is called to the scene, he suspects foul play.
But she and her husband, Sir Charles, seem as happy as any newly married couple until the morning Lily arrives to find the house in an uproar and Sir Charles dead.Īll signs indicate that he tripped and struck his head late at night. Hounded by his disapproval, Lily is drawn into spending time with Lady Wyatt, the new wife of an old family friend. Regency widow Lily Adler has finally settled into her new London life when her semi-estranged father arrives unexpectedly, intending to stay with her while he recovers from an illness. Now it's up to her to discover the killer in the charming second installment in the Lily Adler mysteries. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.Regency widow Lily Adler didn't expect to find a corpse when visiting a family friend. Now, Lilly will have to uncover the truth, before she becomes the killer's next target. Secrets that the powerful have desire and influence to keep hidden. The unlikely team sets out to conceal their investigation behind the whirl of London's social season, but the deceased knew secrets about people with power.
Aided by Navy Captain Jack Hartley and heiress from the West Indies Miss Ofelia Oswald, Lily sets out to discover whether her friend's husband is mixed up in blackmail and murder.
When she finds out Lord Walter bribes the investigating magistrate to drop the case, Lily is worried, and becomes the only one with the key to catching the killer. Lily happened to overhear the man just minutes before he was shot- young, desperate, and attempting blackmail. What she doesn't expect, as she's visiting Lady Walter is a dead man laying in her garden. She expects scandal, gossip, and secrets. She's back in town and eager to have a renaissance with friends, particularly with Lady Serena Walter-from their school days-determined to create a meaningful life for herself even without a husband. Newly widowed Lily Adler returns to a society that frowns on independent women, but she's no stranger to the glittering world of London's upper crust.
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