In the sixth installment of the beloved Regency mystery series, desperate parents turn to widow sleuth Lily Adler for help. But what she uncovers leaves them wishing they hadn’t.
Lily Adler has built a reputation for handling delicate matters discreetly. When the parents of a young woman who eloped with an unsuitable gentleman ask for her help, Lily is determined to prevent the rushed wedding from becoming a devastating scandal.
But her plans are shattered when she finds the bride dead only hours after saying her vows. Her death seems to be nothing more than a tragic accident. But when too many small details don’t add up, Lily begins to suspect that someone wanted the young woman gone.
Together with former navy captain Jack Hartley and his younger sister, Amelia, Lily brings the bride’s body home for burial. There, she discovers a family consumed by secrets, cruelties, and hidden resentments. But were any of them angry enough to kill?
No one wants to believe Lily’s claim that there is more to the bride’s death than meets the eye. But when Jack thwarts a mysterious attacker in the middle of the night, Lily knows there is a killer hiding among the grieving family. And if she cannot uncover who it is, someone she loves could be the next victim.
Perfect for fans of Deanna Raybourn and Rhys Bowen, this follow-up mystery is full of tangled family intrigue and lies concealed by society manners.
Available March 23, 2027
Preorder Now Everywhere Books Are Sold
About Katharine
Katharine Schellman is an award-winning and Edgar-nominated author of historical crime fiction, including the Nightingale Mysteries and the Lily Adler Mysteries. Her novels, which reviewers have called “worthy of Rex Stout or Agatha Christie,” have been named one of Suspense Magazine’s Best Books of the Year, a Library Journal Best Crime Fiction of the Year, and a New York Times editor’s pick. Her work has been nominated for an Edgar award and a Silver Falchion award and won the Zibby Media National Book Award for Best Book for the History Lover. A former actor, onetime political consultant, and graduate of William & Mary, Katharine lives and writes in the mountains of Virginia.
