In honor of the holiday season I'm going to shine a spotlight on another recent release on my TBR pile. Murder at Donwell Abbey by Vanessa Kelly is the second book in the Emma Knightly Mystery series.
Blurb:
Emma’s spirits are elevated after she and husband George Knightley
host a joyful holiday celebration at the Hartfield estate. But it’s
instantly a bitter January when her father makes an unexpected
announcement—he and Miss Hetty Bates have decided to marry. Not only
must Emma relinquish her role as mistress of the household, but also
accept the reality that the excitable Miss Bates will become her
stepmother . . .
More unwanted news arrives during an extravagant
betrothal ball at Donwell Abbey, the grand Knightley estate where Emma
and George will soon permanently reside. Nearly every villager in
Highbury revels in the dazzling affair—except Emma’s hardworking lady’s
maid, Prudence Parr. To Emma’s horror, Prudence is found dead, sprawled
across the stones of the library terrace . . .
The woman’s tragic
fall is quickly ruled a terrible accident and whispers circulate around
personal troubles leading up to her untimely demise. But Emma’s
instincts tell her that something far more sinister is at play. Now,
Highbury’s matchmaker-turned-sleuth vows to outwit a cunning criminal
before an innocent man loses his freedom—or Donwell Abbey plunges into a
darker mystery . . .
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