"Lucy Harrington's arrival in London precedes a murder."

By: Catherine Lloyd

Genres: Romance Historical | Suspense

Posted: November 12, 2014

Lucy and her sister, Anna, have to come to London with the reluctant permission of their father. Lucy is determined that Anna will have a successful season. For herself, a husband is her goal but she doesn't expect a brilliant marriage.

Anna and Lucy attract the attention of the dowager Countess of Broughton. Not kindly lady, the dowager is bent on preventing her grandson from acting on his attraction to Anna.

When the dowager drops dead at ball, nearly everyone breathes a sigh of relief. When the death is determined to be suspicious, nearly everyone becomes a suspect.

Major Robert Kurland is summoned to London by the Prince Regent's secretary. The Prince is determined to honor his heroic efforts in battle. Determined to chastise Lucy for her interference in his life, instead he finds himself turning to her for protection from his former fiancé.

First Miss Chingford is implicated in the death of the dowager. When she turns the attention toward Anna Harrington as a suspect, the Major and Lucy will once again be embroiled in the investigation.

As the two investigate, family secrets will be exposed and the scandal will become public.

DEATH COMES TO LONDON is the second in the Kurland St. Mary Mysteries, I enjoyed this as much as I did the first. Ms. Lloyd writes an extremely twisted mystery which will enthrall the reader. I look forward to the next in the series. Robert and Lucy have a contentious relationship with a spark of attraction. Despite their differences, they work well together to discover the identity of the killer.

Book Summary

A season in London promises a welcome change of pace for two friends from the village of Kurland St. Mary—until murder makes a debut…

With the reluctant blessings of their father, the rector of Kurland St. Mary, Lucy Harrington and her sister Anna leave home for a social season in London. At the same time, Lucy’s special friend Major Robert Kurland is summoned to the city to accept a baronetcy for his wartime heroism.

Amidst the dizzying whirl of balls and formal dinners, the focus shifts from mixing and matchmaking to murder when the dowager Countess of Broughton, the mother of an old army friend of Robert, drops dead. When it’s revealed she’s been poisoned, Robert’s former betrothed, Miss Chingford, is accused, and she in turn points a finger at Anna. To protect her sister, Lucy enlists Robert’s aid in drawing out the true culprit.

But with suspects ranging from resentful rivals and embittered family members to the toast of the ton, it will take all their sleuthing skills to unmask the poisoner before more trouble is stirred up…

Death Comes To London by Catherine Lloyd

Death Comes To London

by: Catherine Lloyd

Kurland St. Mary #2

Kensington
December 1, 2014
On Sale: November 25, 2014
Featuring: Lucy Harrington; Anna
272 pages
ISBN: 0758287356
EAN: 9780758287359
Kindle: B00KFP7YIG
Paperback / e-Book

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