His second book now safely published, Marius Quin is going for a celebratory lunch with his Lady Isabella Montague. Too bad her beau, Gilbert Gaines, joins them. It seems the two have an idea for a new business as private investigators. Their first case can be why people are sending poison pen letters to people in the village they grew up in. Specifically, why Lucinda Heaton, who is revered by most of the town, is getting these letters.
Isabella and Marius travel back and get to know some of the people in town, none of whom have changed very much though Marius describes trying to overlay the people from his memories with the people in front of him. Then, someone is murdered. Inspector Lovelace is pressed into service once again (though neither Bella nor Marius know his first name...
This was a nice addition to the series. I didn't love the wrap up to the mystery but it left us with an open ended question for the next book in the series.
Four stars
This book comes out February 20, 2024
A Marius Quin Mystery #2
Follows Murder at Everham Hall
Followed by The Castleton Affair
ARC kindly provided by Storm Publishing and NetGalley
Opinions are my own