A Most Inconvenient Murder
After refusing to become his partner in life, she never imagined becoming his partner in the pursuit of justice.
Miss Elizabeth Bennet expected the morning after rejecting Fitzwilliam Darcy’s proposal to be awkward.
She did not expect to discover a dead woman hidden inside Lady Catherine de Bourgh’s hedge maze.
Lady Catherine wants the matter settled quietly. Since the victim appears to have died without violence, the coroner is willing, but Elizabeth refuses to believe the contrived cause of death.
Armed with little more than keen observation, relentless curiosity, and a determination to see justice done, Elizabeth begins asking questions others would rather avoid. Why was the victim carrying an expensive fragment of blue stationery? Why was evidence altered before the authorities arrived? And who benefits from declaring the death an unfortunate accident?
Hesitantly aided by Mr. Darcy, Elizabeth follows a trail of hidden motives, carefully guarded reputations, and long-buried secrets that reach beyond the walls of Rosings Park.
The more they uncover, the more Elizabeth realizes the greatest danger may not be the murderer at all… but how easily the truth can disappear when society decides it is inconvenient.
A Most Inconvenient Murder is the first book in the Matters of Inquiry series, a cozy Austen-inspired Regency mystery featuring:
Elizabeth Bennet as an amateur investigator
A slow-burn Elizabeth & Darcy romance
Classic fair-play mystery
Historical Regency setting
Wit, friendship, and family intrigue
No graphic violence or explicit content
Perfect for readers of Jane Austen, historical cozy mysteries, and character-driven whodunits.
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