Henrietta and Inspector Howard

Mixing Mystery and Romance in a Fizzy 1930s Cocktail!A spiritualist. An insane asylum. A lost little girl.When a restless Clive begs Sergeant Frank Davis for a case, he and Henrietta are sent to investigate Madame Pavlovsky, a spiritualist holding séances in an abandoned schoolhouse on the edge of town and suspected of robbing her wealthy clients. What seems an open-and-shut matter becomes more complicated when Henrietta begins to believe the woman's strange ramblings.Meanwhile, Elsie turns to her sister and Clive for help. She and her budding love, Gunther, are desperate to find Liesel Klinkhammer, a missing German immigrant and mother of Anna, the little girl in Gunther's care. Their search leads to the grim halls of Dunning Asylum, where they uncover the truth about Liesel.After Anna suffers a seizure and is herself mistakenly committed to Dunning, Clive and Henrietta race to free her. But as Henrietta delves deeper into the asylum's shadowy corridors, she begins to suspect something very sinister is at work. When Clive refuses to believe her, she decides to take matters into her own hands-with horrifying results. Can Henrietta uncover the truth before the walls of Dunning close in around her?★ "Henrietta and Clive are a sexy, endearing, and downright fun pair of sleuths."-Library Journal (starred review)★ "Fans of spunky, historical heroines will love Henrietta Von Harmon."―Booklist (starred review)★ "Flawlessly written, and wildly entertaining! A thrilling five stars!"-The Red Headed Book Lover★ "A story that leaps right off the page. A true thrill!"-Paperback Paris

Mixing Mystery and Romance in a Fizzy 1930s Cocktail!A crumbling English estate. A poisoned guest. A house full of suspects.Clive and Henrietta return to England to find Castle Linley in financial ruin. When Clive's cousin, Wallace, invites an estate agent to assess the home's value, the agent is later found poisoned-throwing all of the Castle's guests under suspicion. Clive and Henrietta are soon drawn into an investigation, slowed by an incompetent local inspector and a string of unexplained phenomena-many of which, especially according to the frail Lady Linley, are the work of a ghostly maid said to have been hanged on the grounds.Meanwhile, Gunther and Elsie have begun life on a farm in Omaha. Circumstances are difficult, but they are content… until Oldrich Exley arrives, offering a proposition Elsie finds hard to ignore. Melody Merriweather, still masquerading as a nun to aid Elsie's escape, also receives troubling news from home-while Julia, on the other hand, receives a very different sort of letter from Glenn Forbes.Back in England, Clive is called away to London on suspicious business, leaving Henrietta to carry on the investigation alone. But when she is mysteriously locked in the study one night, things take on a more sinister feel. Can she uncover the true source of the hauntings-before the killer strikes again?★ "Henrietta and Clive are a sexy, endearing, and downright fun pair of sleuths." -Library Journal (starred review)★ "Fans of spunky, historical heroines will love Henrietta Von Harmon."―Booklist (starred review)★ "A fabulous finale to my favorite series! Eclectic characters, suspense, twisty/turny mysteries (ghosts, maybe?), and loose ends neatly tied up.-Hall Ways, Lone Star Literary Life★ "Perfect ending to a phenomenal series!"-Lisa Albright@booksloveandunderstanding