Murder in Postscript - A Review & Giveaway

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MURDER IN POSTSCRIPT by Mary Winters
The First Lady of Letters Mystery

Young widow Amelia Amesbury finds great joy in two things, being mother to her late husband's niece and writing an agony column for the newspaper. When she receives a letter from a maid fearing her mistress has been murdered and wanting to meet, Amelia wonders if it's merely a ploy to uncover her identity. Deciding to take a chance she agrees to meet the young woman, only to find her dead. With the help of the Marquis of Bainbridge, a good friend of the Amesburys, she'll undertake to find a killer.

I loved absolutely everything about this series opener. Well developed characters with lots of backstory to explore, a complex mystery, and what I hope to be a burgeoning romance kept me from all household tasks as I was compelled to keep reading this historical mystery.

Amelia Amesbury is a fantastic protagonist. She speaks her mind though her ideas may be more modern than Victorian. The Marquis is a solid foil, and the epitome of still waters run deep. Also not one to bow to convention, he's a perfect match for Amelia. Hopefully, he'll be able to trust as well as see that. The secondary characters are infused with rich detail and are not merely decoration. From maids to admirals they all have a story to tell.

Witty and wonderful, MURDER IN POSTSCRIPT combines fantastic characters, a well devised mystery, and a superb setting to create a spectacular start for the First Lady of Mystery series.

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 Murder in Postscript (A Lady of Letters Mystery) by Mary Winters

About Murder in Postscript

Murder in Postscript (A Lady of Letters Mystery)
Historical Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Setting - Victorian London, 1860
Berkley (March 28, 2023)
Paperback: ‎ 320 pages

When one of her readers asks for advice following a suspected murder, Victorian countess Amelia Amesbury, who secretly pens the popular Lady Agony column, has no choice but to investigate in this first book in a charming new historical mystery series.

Amelia Amesbury—widow, mother, and countess—has a secret. Amelia writes for a London penny paper, doling out advice on fashion, relationships, and manners under the pen name Lady Agony. But when a lady’s maid writes Amelia to ask for advice when she believes her mistress has been murdered—and then ends up a victim herself—Amelia is determined to solve the case.

With the help of her best friend and a handsome marquis, Amelia begins to piece together the puzzle, but as each new thread of inquiry ends with a different suspect, the investigation grows ever more daunting. From London’s docks and ballrooms to grand country houses, Amelia tracks a killer, putting her reputation—and her life—on the line.

About Mary Winters

 

Mary Winters is the author of Murder in Postscript, the debut novel in A Lady of Letters Mystery series. A longtime reader of historical fiction and an author of two other mystery series, Mary set her latest work in Victorian England after being inspired by a trip to London. Since then, she’s been busily planning her next mystery—and another trip! Find out more about Mary and her writing at marywintersauthor.com.

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