Three years have passed since Major Sir Robert Kurland and Lucy Harrington, the rector's daughter, became husband and wife. Having established a measure of contentment among the gentry of Kurland St. Mary, the couple lately have found an unsettling distance grown between them. But when the small-village peace is disrupted by the arrival of an anonymous letter accusing Lucy of witchcraft, her as yet unfulfilled desire to be a mother becomes the least of her worries-- especially after she learns she is not the only one to have received such a malicious letter
Returning to Kurland St. Mary to help with a friend's wedding, Lucy Harrington is dismayed at the presence of Major Robert Kurland, but calls a truce with him when Mrs. Chingford, a meddling widow who had set her sights on Lucy's father, is found dead at the bottom of a staircase.
"On a visit to Bath, Major Sir Robert Kurland and Lady Lucy Kurland discover that the English spa town is not beneficial to everyone's health when an elderly businessman befriended by Robert is found drowned in the baths."--
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. . . Praise for Death Comes to the Village "[A] delightful debut. . .Readers will hope death returns soon to Kurland St. Mary." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Lloyd combines a satisfying mystery with plenty of wit and character development." --Booklist
Delighted by the quiet uproar of raising their newborn, Lady Lucy and Major Sir Robert Kurland could not be more pleased at the prospect of welcoming another into their home. But their preparations are soon overshadowed by a baffling case of murder . . .Once known to all in her village as the rector's daughter, Lucy is now a mother herself--to a wonderful eighteen-month-old son, Ned. Upon discovering that she is expecting a second child, Lucy and Robert are delighted. In anticipation of the new arrival, Lucy is set on expanding her nursery staff. When Agnes, her current nurse, recommends her cousin, it seems like the perfect solution.But trouble arrives along with the new nursery maid from London. Polly's flirtations provoke fisticuffs in the servants' hall and tumult in the village tavern, and on her afternoon off, she fails to return to the Kurland Estate. When a farmer finds her lifeless body in a drainage ditch, Lucy and Robert fear foul play.To their consternation, they learn their new nursery maid was not who they thought. As Lucy's sister Anna leaves the rectory and moves in to watch over Ned, the couple's search for the truth leads them to the London theater world, where aristocrats purchase their mistresses, and into danger. But the real threat strikes all too close to home . . .
While attending a house party in the countryside, lady's companion to the wealthy widow Mrs. Matilda Frogerton, Lady Caroline Morton finds things not as they seem when an elderly family member is murdered and attempts to solve the crime with an unexpected ally
Pfarrerstochter Lucy und Major Kurland ermitteln in einem düsteren Fall ... Die historische Cosy Krimi-Reihe im Regency England beginnt Eigentlich ist Major Robert Kurland in sein ruhiges Heimatdorf zurückgekehrt, um sich von den Schrecken Waterloos zu erholen. Sein Körper ist verletzt, aber sein Geist immer noch hellwach. Als er aus seinem Fenster etwas Verdächtiges beobachtet, beginnt die idyllische Fassade des Dorfes zu bröckeln. Seine Beobachtung vertraut er Miss Lucy Harrington an, der cleveren Tochter des Pfarrers und Kurlands guter Freundin seit Kindheitstagen. Da Kurland durch seine Verletzung kaum gehen kann, stellt Lucy für ihn Nachforschungen an. Die Spur führt zu einer Reihe von Diebstählen und dem Verschwinden zweier Dienstmädchen. Major Kurland und Miss Lucy versuchen gemeinsam die dunkle Wahrheit aufzudecken und einen Mörder aufzuhalten, der nur darauf wartet, wieder zuzuschlagen ... Erste Leserstimmen "Sympathische Figuren und interessantes Setting, ein vielversprechender Auftakt!" "Sehr fesselnd geschrieben, man möchte unbedingt am Ball bleiben und mit ermitteln." "Dieser Cosy Crime hat genau die richtige Portion Humor abbekommen!" "mysteriös, spannend und bestens zum Miträtseln geeignet."
Der plötzliche Tod des Kindermädchens wirft zahlreiche Fragen auf und bringt Lucy und Robert in eine schwierige Lage. Während sie versuchen, die Umstände und die Hintergründe des tragischen Vorfalls zu verstehen, werden sie mit Geheimnissen konfrontiert, die ihre Beziehung und ihr Leben auf den Kopf stellen. Die Geschichte entfaltet sich in einem spannenden Mix aus emotionalen Herausforderungen und mysteriösen Enthüllungen, die das Paar dazu zwingen, sich mit ihrer Vergangenheit und der Wahrheit auseinanderzusetzen.
