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Eat a crumpet. Check.
Say “bloody hell” in an English pub. Check.
Solve three murders and fall in love? Definitely not on the list.
But when England dishes up murder, even an American girl knows it’s time to channel her inner Agatha Christie.
American Eliza Darcy travels to Merry Old England to partake in a Darcy/Bennet family reunion for one reason: to solve the estrangement between her father and uncle. Not long after Eliza’s arrival and exploration of the vast estate of her ancestors, a dead body surfaces. Murder and mayhem replace afternoon teas and flirting with her British heartthrob. Eliza has every intention of keeping her snoot out of official Scotland Yard business, but when clues to the murder begin to merge with her investigation into her family’s rift, her inner wannabe sleuth self-activates.
With the help of her batty great-aunt and the sexy Heath Tilney, Eliza hurries to untangle the web of lies and secrets. As corpses start to pile up faster than the clues, Eliza fears the estate’s family graveyard will swallow another body: hers.
Review
This is a fun and quick read! Part chick lit, part mystery, and all sorts of fun. When Elizae comes to England, she isn't expecting anything other than to meet her cousin in person and meet some of the rest of the family. Instead, she gets a stranger meeting on the plane ripped from a romance novel and when she lands, a full family reunion in the family manor, complete with a snooty lady of the manor (her aunt), the rogue (said aunt's son) and wait, here's the romantic stranger, as an invited friend for her to meet. The stars have aligned. Only they haven't quite, and she soon finds that manor life has some issues, that can be quite deadly. Soon with only her great aunt and aforementioned cousin to trust, she's out to find out what evil is afflicting the manor. This is book 1 of the series and I greatly look forward to book 2!
About the Author:
Jessica Berg, a child of the Dakotas and the prairie, grew up amongst hard-working men and women and learned at an early age to “put some effort into it.” Following that wise adage, she has put effort into teaching high school English for nearly two decades, being a mother to four children (she finds herself surprised at this number, too), basking in the love of her husband of twenty years and losing herself in the imaginary worlds she creates.
Read more at https://www.jessicabergbooks.com
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