Part of Below Stairs Mystery
First published 2024
October 1883 finds cook Kat Holloway tending an empty Mayfair house while her employers retreat to the countryside. Lord Clifford appears at her door with a desperate request. The notorious confidence trickster and father to Lady Cynthia faces murder charges, but he refuses to contact the authorities. His connection to the victim would expose another criminal scheme. Kat teams up with Daniel McAdam to investigate the case themselves. She cannot bear to see her friend Lady Cynthia suffer public shame and financial ruin. The pair must gather evidence and solve the crime before Lord Clifford lands in jail. Their search for the truth pulls Kat deeper into London's dangerous underworld. She risks her safety and reputation to protect the people she cares about most.
Genres: historical-fiction, mystery, crime, adult-fiction
Vibes: atmospheric, fast-paced, gritty, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: amateur-detective, found-family, investigation-partnership, protective-friendship
Setting: London, Mayfair, Countryside
Period: October 1883, Victorian Era, 19th Century
128 pages · Kindle Edition · JA / AG Publishing
Content warnings: murder