Death of a Lady: An Australian Victorian era cozy mystery

About Death of a Lady: An Australian Victorian era cozy mystery

A pinch of this, a spoonful of that, a lady is dead in her bed. Emma Berry is in trouble. The well-respected president of the Lady’s Benevolent Society is dead by poisoning, and her herbal remedy is suspected of being responsible for the woman’s demise. Until that moment Emma was happy that her remedies had been growing in popularity in the country town of Echuca on the Murray River as they gave her something useful to occupy her time while Daniel was away on the river on the PS Mary B. And while Sergeant Donovan is keeping his options open for now, Emma is afraid it’s only a matter of time before he comes for her unless she can uncover the real culprit for the lady’s death. She knows she didn’t put arnica in the herbal mixture, so who did? Emma’s concern for her future grows when no one seems willing or able to answer her questions about the lady’s personal life. Why does everyone seem wary of the woman? After all she’s dead now, she can do no harm. But even the helpful Janey is having trouble getting useful information from the dead woman’s maid. Then another death brings matters to crisis point and Emma faces a choice, retreat or risk becoming the next victim. Her friends urge caution but it’s really a choice between being charged with murder or being murdered as she sees it, and she doesn’t think there’s much to choose between them. But avoiding Sergeant Donovan seems the slightly safer course. Will it prove to be the right one? Death of a Lady is the nail-biting second book in the Victorian Country Town Mystery series.

If you like historical mysteries with a strong female character, authentic settings, and small-town life then you’ll love Irene Sauman’s atmospherically rich cozy mystery. Get Death of a Lady for a healthy dose of reading today!