Part of Below Stairs Mystery
First published 2021
Kat Holloway visits an exhibition at the Crystal Palace when a distressed woman approaches her. Lady Covington, a wealthy widow, believes her entire family wants to murder her. Kat agrees to help and accompanies the woman home to determine if the danger is real or imagined. The threat proves genuine, and Kat promises to assist Lady Covington. Meanwhile, her ally Daniel McAdam works to uncover a conspiracy targeting the Crown. Kat worries Daniel will be too occupied to provide his detective skills, though she also fears her deepening feelings for him will end badly. As Kat becomes more involved in both Lady Covington's case and Daniel's investigation, she discovers that her own life is now at risk.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, mystery, adult, adult-fiction
Vibes: atmospheric, engaging, intricate-plot, romantic-tension, suspenseful
Tropes: amateur-detective, danger-and-protection, slow-burn-romance, will-they-wont-they
Setting: Crystal Palace, London
Period: 19th-century, Victorian era
336 pages · Paperback · Berkley
Content warnings: death, murder