Miss Morton and the Spirits of the Underworld (A Miss Morton Mystery)

ISBN: 1496740629

Author: Lloyd, Catherine

Condition: New

Set against the timelessly intriguing backdrop of 1830s high-society London, this delightful historical mystery series features Miss Caroline Morton, daughter of a disgraced earl, now gainfully employed as a ladys companion-along with a sideline in sleuthing . . .Lady Caroline is happy to be back amid the swirl of London society, guiding her employers daughter, Dorothy Frogerton, through her first Season. Declared an original by a patron of the exclusive social club, Almacks, Dorothy is sifting through potential suitors. Mrs. Frogerton, meanwhile, finds her own diversions, including spiritualist gatherings at the home of Madam Lavinia, and begs Caroline to come along.Caroline is skeptical of Madams antics and faux French accent-until she slips a note into Carolines hand, which contains intimate family knowledge. Even as Caroline tries to discern whether the spiritualists powers are real, a much darker mystery presents itself: Madam Lavinia is found lifeless in her chair, a half-empty glass of port at her elbow. In her desk is a note addressed to Caroline, entreating her to find her murderer.Caroline needs no psychic abilities to determine a motive, for it seems that Madam was blackmailing clients and has left a trail of aggrieved aristocrats behind. But as Caroline and Mrs. Frogerton investigate further, they find other suspects, and deceptions, some very close to home. Now Caroline must keep all her wits about her if she is to stop others from joining Madam Lavinia in the afterlife . . .