Orignally published in hardcover in 2017 by Kensington Books.
A Gilded Age MysterySeries
Step into the opulent world of New York's Gilded Age, where wealth conceals dark secrets. This mystery series follows a determined heiress who, after a shocking tragedy, delves into a dangerous investigation. Teaming up with a sharp-witted investigator, she navigates a treacherous landscape of high society and hidden motives. Prepare for captivating whodunits filled with historical intrigue and a touch of romance.
Recommended Reading Order
- 1
- 2
Lies That Comfort and Betray
- 391 pages
- 14 hours of reading
Heiress Prudence MacKenzie and attorney Geoffrey Hunter wonder if Jack the Ripper has sailed across the pond when Prudence's maid and a string of other women wind up dead on the streets of Gilded Age New York City.
- 3
Let the Dead Keep Their Secrets
- 336 pages
- 12 hours of reading
An opera singer's twin sister and baby niece die a day after the child is born, and the singer is convinced they were murdered
- 4
"In spring 1889, Prudence and Geoffrey set sail from New York Harbor on a private yacht bound for Bradford Island, where her friend Eleanor Dickson is to be wed. The Sea Islands along the Georgia coast serve as a winter playground for the likes of the Carnegies, Rockefellers, Vanderbilts, and Dicksons. Despite her Yankee pedigree, Eleanor is marrying a Southern gentleman, Teddy Bennett, and Prudence is thrilled to be the maid of honor. But days before the wedding, the bride is nowhere to be found. A frantic search of the island turns up her drowned corpse in an alligator-infested swamp. Prudence is devastated, but as they prepare the body for burial, she and Geoffrey discover evidence of bruising that indicates Eleanor was held under -- most dishonorably murdered. Determined to seek justice for her beloved friend, Prudence begins to investigate with Geoffrey's help and is quickly led into a morass of voodoo spells and dark deeds from the days of slavery. As Prudence and Geoffrey pursue a killer, they soon discover that Eleanor will not be the last to die on Bradford Island." -- Provided by publisher
- 5
Death, Diamonds, and Deception
- 304 pages
- 11 hours of reading
"Fall 1889: Lady Rotherton has arrived from London intent on chaperoning her niece Prudence through a New York social season to find a suitable husband. It's certainly not her niece's devilishly handsome partner in Hunter and MacKenzie Investigative Law. Aunt Gillian's eye for eligible suitors is surpassed only by her ability to discern genuine gems from nearly flawless fakes. At the Assembly Ball at Delmonico's, she effortlessly determines that the stones in the spectacular diamond waterfall necklace adorning the neck of the wife of banker William De Vries are fake. Insisting on absolute discretion to avoid scandal, the banker employs Prudence and Geoffrey to recover the stolen diamonds pried out of their settings - priceless stones acquired by Tiffany, originally purchased for Marie Antoinette. Their search for a possible fence rapidly leads to a dead end: a jeweler brutally killed in his shop during an apparent theft. The jeweler's murder is only the first in a string of mysterious deaths, as Prudence and Geoffrey pursue their elusive quarry. But the clues keep leading back to duplicity on the part of the De Vries family, who, it turns out, have a great deal to hide . . ."--Publisher