Lady Marmalade Mystery

Lady Marmalade's first mystery. Visiting some friends, Lord and Lady Apleby turns out to be a dangerous affair. For the kitchen maid at least, who ends up dead. How did she die and who would want to kill her is up to Lady Marmalade and Inspector Devlin Pearce to determine. Making their work even harder are the five suspects who all had reason to kill her. The Lord of the manner who was having an affair with her. The Lady who was upset at her cheating husband. Her bastard son, her low life of an ex-husband or the butler who she had spurned. One of them did it, though they all might have wanted to. In the lineage of Agatha Christie, this cozy mystery is set in the late 1940s.

Some families cultivate flowers, others cultivate dark secrets! From stolen gold, opium dens and dark secrets, comes a tale of astonishing intrigue the likes of which Lady Marmalade has never before encountered. In the sleepy hamlet of Puddle's End, betrayal and deceit turn to murder. A sweet woman murdered in her greenhouse. Her philandering cad of a husband murdered next. Is someone trying to kill a whole family, or could it be historical backwash from deals turned bad? Because you love Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayer's cozy murder mysteries, you'll love Lady Marmalade's charm and wit as she carefully pursues a killer in this murder mystery full of twists and turns.

Lady Marmalade's second mystery. It's just after the end of the Second World War and Lady Marmalade is looking forward to a nice relaxing holiday in Hightown. The war has been terribly stressful on everyone and Lady Marmalade's good friends, Harry and Genevieve Appleback have invited her over for some much needed R n' R and Irish Sea air. But what should have been a relaxing holiday turns out to be a workout for Lady Marmalade's little gray cells. Nana (Maude) Bloomfield, an heir to the Bloomfield Confectioner's dwindling fortune is found murdered in her study. There are a vast assortment of culprits, like there are an assortment of Bloomfield Confectioner's sweets. Her husband Ambrose is having an affair with Nana's oldest friend, Agnes Bennett. Both of them now benefit with Nana out of the way. But what about Owen Bloomfield, Ambrose's brother. He clearly didn't care for Nana's involvement in the business. And Rufina Pritchard, Nana's stepdaughter is here from Australia looking for work, which Nana can't offer. Neither can Nana increase her son's stipend. Jasper Bloomfield, the son, is none to happy about that. And to further complicate matters, someone's being pilfering not the Bloomfield Confectioner's sweets, but its profits. Length: 14,200 words.

Lady Marmalade is taking the Flying Scotchman up to York. She needs to attend to some financial affairs related to the estate of her deceased husband, Eric. It is a time of reflection and Lady Marmalade is eager to get onto the train and away from the cacophony of the train station. However, the train will not offer the respite she requires. During dinner on the trip to York, Major Jasper Moss is murdered. He wasn't a nice man, but he didn't deserve to be killed. In the short time before the train makes it to York, does Lady Marmalade have the time to determine who amongst the five dinner guests killed him? Captain Houghton has motive, he served under the Major in the second war. Winnie Smith has motive too as does the Major's own daughter, Ethel who has accompanied him on this trip. Evan Cross, the waiter has a dark secret that gives him grounds for murder and Mr. Lewis Bryan had a business deal go bad with the Major that gives him incentive too. Five motives, five possible killers and one little old lady to figure it all out before they get to York and the killer escapes into the dark of night.

Frances is taking her dear friend, Florence Hudnall on a four-week holiday through Egypt to explore the ancient secrets that she holds. It has been a lifelong dream of hers. But when they arrive in Cairo things start to go terribly wrong. Albert and Abigail are bickering over returning stolen treasures, and the rest of the guests are not all that they seem to be. One murder might be explained by the curse of the pharaohs, but when two more bodies turn up dead, there can only be one reason. There is a murderer amongst the guests on the boat sailed by Thoth Tours. From the secret chambers and stolen treasures of the Pyramid of Menkaure to the lies and deceits of selfish men and women, watch Lady Marmalade fight dessert heat and family bickering to uncover the truth of the Egyptian murderer amongst their midst.

The 1920s in the UK and the USA were tough for many. There was prohibition in the States. And of course with the Great Depression a fella couldn't drink his sorrows away. That left murder as consolation. But for the Woolsack, the United Kingdom's Speaker of the House, life couldn't be better. A beautiful wife, arguably the most powerful position in politics next to the Prime Minister, and a side business supplying the Americans illicit liquor. Life couldn't get any better. Until it was taken from him suddenly. A young Constable Pearce and Inspector Husher need Lady Marmalade's help in solving this highly political murder quickly. From the docks of New York to the seat of British political power and the posh enclave of The Barons Avenue, not everything in politics, power and prestige is as enviable as it seems.

In 1946 Lady Marmalade is visiting her friend Flo in Puddle's End for some much needed rest after the chaos of the Second World War. Florence has other ideas and encourages Lady Marmalade to help her solve an unsolved murder of the church Deacon from 1929. But as they unravel the thread of this murder it leads them to some unsavory discoveries about current day Puddle's End. The idyllic hamlet is hiding some dark secrets. And it would appear that somebody wants those secrets to remain uncovered. The further Lady Marmalade and Flo dig into the past the more murders pop up in the present. The priest and the church administrator soon end up dead. But what could tie a murder from 17 years ago with the murder of a man of God in 1946? Francis will find out with the help of Scotland Yard and the digging up of dark secrets from a quaint and quiet English country village.

The child becomes a man. The man a murderer! If the Second World War is not bad enough, perhaps letters threatening murder will do the trick. It seems that the sins of the father are to befall the mother. A neighbor of Lady Marmalade has been threatened by anonymous letters. In the midst of a crumbling, war torn London, Lady Marmalade must uncover the author of these dastardly letters or murder will be served. But uncovering this mystery will mean unearthing darker secrets that should have been left buried. You love Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayer's cozy murder mysteries because of their charming characters. You'll love Lady Marmalade a new favorite of Christie fans for her rapier wit like Poirot and her charm like Miss Marple.

At a children's orphanage violence erupts! In the front of the great Mahatma Gandhi and Lady Marmalade a murder takes place at a peaceful rally. But nobody saw anything. From the slums of Calcutta, the Salt March and Britain's House of Lords, the suspects looms large and the motives are many. Why would violence tug at the corners of the greatest man of peace? This intriguing cozy mystery spans the globe and international relations. Full of puzzling political conspiracy and shocking surprises. The reasons for murder will astonish! You love Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayer's cozy murder mysteries because of their charming characters. You'll love Lady Marmalade a new favorite of Christie fans for her rapier wit like Poirot and her charm like Miss. Marple.

In the middle of the war in 1942 Bletchley Park is making some great gains in decrypting German messages. But one MI5 agent thinks that there are German spies on British soil who are trying to steal information to undermine BP's success. In the Lake District, Lady Marmalade is called to a murder. A young woman died on a farmer's field the morning after she rented a room from him. Her dying deed was to thrust a crumpled note into his hand for delivery to Lady Marmalade. But the note makes no sense and Lady Marmalade has never seen this woman before. Close to Bletchley Park another young woman is found murdered. She was strangled to death and she worked at BP. She had a son at Rugby School she visited twice in two months. Is her son now in danger? Does he know something of her murder? From decrypted German messages and spies, through the infighting of MI5 and MI6, Lady Marmalade is tasked not only with uncovering the murder of three seemingly unrelated deaths, but to save her own life in the process.

Frances is involved in her very first case as a young woman of 17. At the turn of the twentieth century, Mr. Chamberlain's housekeeper, Mrs. Buckham, at his London home is charged and convicted of murdering his personal secretary, Mr. Sefton. In her final year at St. Mary's all girls shool, Frances, with her best friend Florence, is reading The Observer at a tea room and learning about the miscarriage of justice and the lazy police work that led to Mrs. Buckham's conviction. Frances would like to know why no strychnine was found at either Mr. Chamberlain's home or at Mrs. Buckham's personal residence either. The motive appears weak too. Mrs. Buckham was found to have murdered Mr. Sefton to protect her daughter's honor. But is Mrs. Buckham cut from a killer's cloth? Frances doesn't think so. From the halls of the Palace of Westminster to the South African Boer War and Irish Home Rule, there are suspects seemingly under every nook and cranny. But will Scotland Yard be interested in the findings of an amateur sleuth, a young women, just finished secondary school?

Three seemingly disparate events might have a connection and it'll be up to Frances, Great Britain's best female sleuth to solve that riddle. In 1910 a botched burglary of a jewelry store in East London leads to the Houndsditch Murders. A group of Eastern European anarchists headed by a George Gardstein are caught as they're just about to break into the jewelry store. In the milieu that follows, three British bobbies are murdered as the gang of anarchists escape. The Siege of Sidney Street is the government's crackdown and rounding up of most of these ne'er-do-wells. But not all of the gang are captured. Some escape and a few years later, in July of 1914 the Archduke Ferdinand is murdered, starting the First World War. Some believe these anarchists played a role. As Lord and Lady Marmalade are invited up to Balmoral Castle by King George V for a meeting to discuss the war efforts, the King is found poisoned shortly after dinner on their last night there. Colonel Trenchard, a military man, is arrested but Frances is not sure he did it. Can Frances put the puzzle together and identify the real killer, in time to save the Colonel from the gallows?

Beggar's Pardon: Some families cultivate flowers, others cultivate dark secrets! From stolen gold, opium dens and dark secrets, comes a tale of astonishing intrigue the likes of which Lady Marmalade has never before encountered. In the sleepy hamlet of Puddle's End, betrayal and deceit turn to murder. A sweet woman murdered in her greenhouse. Her philandering cad of a husband murdered next. Is someone trying to kill a whole family, or could it be historical backwash from deals turned bad? Because you love Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayer's cozy murder mysteries, you'll love Lady Marmalade's charm and wit as she carefully pursues a killer in this murder mystery full of twists and turns. Sins of the Father: The child becomes a man. The man a murderer! If the Second World War is not bad enough, perhaps letters threatening murder will do the trick. It seems that the sins of the father are to befall the mother. A neighbor of Lady Marmalade has been threatened by anonymous letters. In the midst of a crumbling, war torn London, Lady Marmalade must uncover the author of these dastardly letters or murder will be served. But uncovering this mystery will mean unearthing darker secrets that should have been left buried. You love Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayer's cozy murder mysteries because of their charming characters. You'll love Lady Marmalade a new favorite of Christie fans for her rapier wit like Poirot and her charm like Miss. Marple. Gandhi's Sorrow: At a children's orphanage violence erupts! In the front of the great Mahatma Gandhi and Lady Marmalade a murder takes place at a peaceful rally. But nobody saw anything. From the slums of Calcutta, the Salt March and Britain's House of Lords, the suspects looms large and the motives are many. Why would violence tug at the corners of the greatest man of peace? This intriguing cozy mystery spans the globe and international relations. Full of puzzling political conspiracy and shocking surprises. The reasons for murder will astonish! You love Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayer's cozy murder mysteries because of their charming characters. You'll love Lady Marmalade a new favorite of Christie fans for her rapier wit like Poirot and her charm like Miss. Marple.

Four Red Diamonds Contains the first 4 Lady Marmalade Mysteries: Poisoned Heart Visiting some friends, Lord and Lady Apleby turns out to be a dangerous affair. For the kitchen maid at least, who ends up dead. How did she die and who would want to kill her is up to Lady Marmalade and Inspector Devlin Pearce to determine. Making their work even harder are the five suspects who all had reason to kill her. The Lord of the manner who was having an affair with her. The Lady who was upset at her cheating husband. Her bastard son, her low life of an ex-husband or the butler who she had spurned. In the lineage of Agatha Christie, this cozy mystery is set in the late 1940s. Loose Lips It's just after the end of the Second World War and Lady Marmalade is looking forward to a nice relaxing holiday in Hightown. The war has been terribly stressful on everyone and Lady Marmalade's good friends, Harry and Genevieve Appleback have invited her over for some much needed R n' R and Irish Sea air. But what should have been a relaxing holiday turns out to be a workout for Lady Marmalade's little gray cells. Nana (Maude) Bloomfield, an heir to the Bloomfield Confectioner's dwindling fortune is found murdered in her study. There are a vast assortment of culprits. Her husband Ambrose is having an affair with Nana's oldest friend, Agnes Bennett. Both of them now benefit with Nana out of the way. But what about Owen Bloomfield, Ambrose's brother. He clearly didn't care for Nana's involvement in the business. And Rufina Pritchard, Nana's stepdaughter is here from Australia looking for work, which Nana can't offer. Neither can Nana increase her son's stipend. Jasper Bloomfield, the son, is none to happy about that. Heartless Lady Marmalade is taking the Flying Scotchman up to York. She needs to attend to some financial affairs related to the estate of her deceased husband, Eric. It is a time of reflection and Lady Marmalade is eager to get onto the train and away from the cacophony of the train station. However, the train will not offer the respite she requires. During dinner on the trip to York, Major Jasper Moss is murdered. He wasn't a nice man, but he didn't deserve to be killed. In the short time before the train makes it to York, does Lady Marmalade have the time to determine who amongst the five dinner guests killed him? Captain Houghton has motive, he served under the Major in the second war. Winnie Smith has motive too as does the Major's own daughter, Ethel who has accompanied him on this trip. Evan Cross, the waiter has a dark secret that gives him grounds for murder and Mr. Lewis Bryan had a business deal go bad with the Major that gives him incentive too. Misery's Company In Misery's Company, Lady Marmalade is having a few guests over for dinner and company at her 'cottage' called Avalon at Ambleside in the picturesque Lake District. Sir Anthony Gibbons is a teller of engaging tall tales. A retired surgeon who was friend to both Lady Marmalade and her husband Eric, Sir Tony regales the dinner guests with a true story of a murder most foul in Australia. Lady Marmalade's good friend Jane Howard is one of the guests as is the businessman Ellis Hutchinson and his wife Lily. Sir Tony tells the tale of the murder of Melissa Kay, wife to Roger and mother to James. At a dinner much like Lady Marmalade is hosting for her guests, Melissa is poisoned by someone who dined with her that fateful night. Not only was Melissa's husband and son there, but her good friend Laura Lynch and her sister Ellie were enjoying the meal too. The question on everyone's mind, is whether or not Lady Marmalade can be outfoxed and if anyone else can determine the real killer in Sir Tony's tale before she does.

Grab the 4th, 5th and 6th novels of the Lady Marmalade cozy mystery series in one three pack!This three pack of mystery novels featuring the female British detective, Lady Marmalade, include Phantoms of the Pharaoh, The Baron at Bishops Avenue and The Priest At Puddle's End.Phantoms of the PharaohFrances is taking her dear friend, Florence Hudnall on a four week holiday through Egypt to explore the ancient secrets that she holds. It has been a life long dream of hers.But when they arrive in Cairo things start to go terribly wrong. Albert and Abigail are bickering over returning stolen treasures, and the rest of the guests are not all that they seem to be.One murder might be explained by the curse of the pharaohs, but when two more bodies turn up dead, there can only be one reason. There is a murderer amongst the guests on the boat sailed by Thoth Tours.From the secret chambers and stolen treasures of the Pyramid of Menkaure to the lies and deceits of selfish men and women, watch Lady Marmalade fight desert heat and family bickering to uncover the truth of the Egyptian murderer amongst their midst.The Baron at Bishops AvenueThe 1920s in the UK and the USA were tough for many. There was prohibition in the States. And of course with the Great Depression a fella couldn't drink his sorrows away. That left murder as consolation.But for the Woolsack, the United Kingdom's Speaker of the House, life couldn't be better. A beautiful wife, arguably the most powerful position in politics next to the Prime Minister, and a side business supplying the Americans illicit liquor.Life couldn't get any better. Until it was taken from him suddenly. A young Constable Pearce and Inspector Husher need Lady Marmalade's help in solving this highly political murder quickly.From the docks of New York to the seat of British political power and the posh enclave of The Barons Avenue, not everything in politics, power and prestige is as enviable as it seems.The Priest at Puddle's EndIn 1946 Lady Marmalade is visiting her friend Flo in Puddle's End for some much needed rest after the chaos of the Second World War. Florence has other ideas and encourages Lady Marmalade to help her solve an unsolved murder of the church Deacon from 1929.But as they unravel the thread of this murder it leads them to some unsavory discoveries about current day Puddle's End. The idyllic hamlet is hiding some dark secrets. And it would appear that somebody wants those secrets to remain uncovered.The further Lady Marmalade and Flo dig into the past the more murders pop up in the present. The priest and the church administrator soon end up dead. But what could tie a murder from 17 years ago with the murder of a man of God in 1946? Francis will find out with the help of Scotland Yard and the digging up of dark secrets from a quaint and quiet English country village.