Murder at Mistlethwaite Manor
by AJ Skelly
Percival Crofton, Lord Fairfax
This was it. The very opportunity I’d been awaiting.
Immediately, I sat myself to my writing desk to compose one of the most important letters of my twenty-four years. I would use all my sway as the son of one of the highest peers of the realm to bend this invitation to my will.
Because if I could manage to get both myself and Emma Grace Hastings to this party, I could arrange the biggest, brightest, most memorable proposal in recent history. They would talk of it for ages to come.
Lord Fairfax proposed to his lady love at THE most important party in the whole of Brittain.
It would fairly glitter. I’d be remembered as the most romantic peer of the realm. Emma Grace would fall at my feet, forever grateful for such a beautiful gesture. I could truly show her how much I cared. It would be what I could do for her that would raise her even higher in society’s estimation.
I just had to convince the Master of Mistlethwaite that my plan was a good one.
About Murder at Mistlethwaite Manor
Murder at Mistlethwaite Manor
Historical Cozy Mystery
Setting – Mistlethwaite Manor, Christmastime, in 1895 England
Publisher : Quill & Flame Publishing House (June 26, 2024)
Hardcover : 252 pages
ISBN-10 : 1957899786
ISBN-13 : 978-1957899787
Digital ASIN : B0D2VJKH2B
Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None meets The Gilded Age in this delicious, suspenseful murder mystery.
When Lady Emma Grace Hastings receives a much-coveted invitation to the most auspicious Christmas party of the season—one that comes with a 10,000 pound prize for the winner of a mysterious game—she cannot believe her good fortune.
But as the guests are assembled at Mistlethwaite Manor, the chilling intent of the game is revealed. Each guest has cause for alarm, because all of them have secrets, and to win the prize money, those secrets must be exposed.
Things take a sinister turn when Emma Grace finds herself caught between her old love and her soon-to-be betrothed. Suspicions abound, and old wounds are opened. The dead body in the study does not help. Nor does the raging winter storm that prevents escape from the manor. Emma Grace must battle her heart, use her wits, and put her sleuthing skills to the test to survive the weekend alive.
Because there is a murderer among them.
And no one with secrets is safe.
Great Escapes Praise for Murder at Mistlethwaite Manor
by AJ SkellyMurder at Mistlethwaite Manor by AJ Skelly combines an entertaining mix of characters, an atmospheric setting, and a twisty mystery with secrets and suspects around every corner.
If you love a good closed-room mystery, you’ll love Murder at Mistlethwaite Manor by AJ Skelly. It’s a Victorian-era cozy mystery set during a Christmas season snowstorm at Mistlethwaite Manor.
~Christy’s Cozy CornersDastardly characters and evil acts committed in a snowbound secluded manor create a powder keg that is MURDER AT MISTLETHWAITE MANOR.
~Cozy Up With Kathy5-STARS
Gothic murder mysteries just don’t get any better—this is a breathtaking read of the highest order. The pages just simply can’t be turned and read fast enough. If you read one murder mystery all year, it should be Murder at Mistlethwaite Manor.
~NOVELS ALIVEI am a huge fan of historical mysteries and hunt for a new favorite. I could not stop reading! I read this in one giant gulp, ignoring everyone and everything around me (let’s pretend we don’t see those big dust bunnies in the corner). This was SO good. I mean…so so so good.
~Sarah Can’t Stop Reading Books
About AJ Skelly
AJ Skelly is an author, reader, and lover of all things fantasy, mystery, and fairy-tale-romance. And werewolves. She has a serious soft spot for them. As an avid life-long reader and a former high school English teacher, she’s always been fascinated with the written word. She lives with her husband, children, and many imaginary friends who often find their way into her stories. They all drink copious amounts of tea together and stay up reading far later than they should.
You can read more of her short stories at www.ajskelly.com.
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