Only Murders in Meryton

A missing inheritance. A maid murdered. A reluctant amateur. Hertfordshire, 1810. Clever Elizabeth Bennet is quick to laugh, well-liked in her world, and beloved by her friends. When valuables go missing at nearby Lucas Lodge and her own sister is implicated in the crime, Elizabeth must rely on her wits to learn the truth. But in the course of the investigation, a maid is found dead, and Elizabeth finds herself drawn deeper. Together with her friend Charlotte Lucas, they expose one secret after another and as the pressure builds, Elizabeth realizes she must expose the killer–no matter who–before both their families are ruined forever. Set in the quiet country town of Meryton, this charming Regency mystery features a famously clever heroine. Mix a lot of Jane Austen, a little bit of Sherlock Holmes, and a dash of Downton Abbey, and you get Only Murders in Meryton, the first in a series of historical cozy mysteries. B.B. Stuart was raised on Shakespeare, Austen, Doyle, and Christie. She is a tea enthusiast who also periodically raises her own children, or chickens, or both. A Murder in Meryton is her first mystery novel.