Death in Disguise

A dead man, a will, a family at odds.

It's 1884 and Emma Berry does not believe what she sees. When her friend and neighbour calls for her help to investigate the death of her elderly father-in-law, Emma is immediately suspicious of the scene in the parlour of the Pickles boarding house. And while Daniel is not going to be impressed that she's delving into other people's lives again she's grateful to her friend for giving her something constructive to occupy her time since she gave up life on the PS Mary B for her son's education, even if that something is murder.

Now faced with a family full of suspects and the dead man's dodgy business partner, Emma is frustrated that the coroner and the police sergeant are quick to dismiss her suggestions and suspicions out of hand. But she's only a woman as far as they're concerned and while she's well known and respected among the Murray rivermen she's also aware that's hardly the best recommendation for facing down the town authorities or being accepted by the Ladies Benevolent Society.

So how can she convince Sergeant Donovan that he has the wrong person in his cell because if she can't, her friend's daughter is set for a trip to the Melbourne Gaol and she won't be coming back.

Death in Disguise is the absorbing first book in the Victorian Country Town Mystery series, which continues Emma's journey from the Murray Valley Mysteries. If you like historical mysteries with a strong female character, authentic settings, and small-town life then you'll love Irene Sauman's atmospherically rich cozy mystery.

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