A Death in Chelsea
A Mayfair 100 Mystery
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4.6 • 32 Ratings
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- $16.99
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
In the dark days of World War I, an aristocrat’s suspicious suicide propels the female detectives of Mayfair 100 into a sordid world of blackmail, betrayal, and tragic secrets
When the phone rings at the Mayfair 100 exchange, the news is rarely good, and this time is no exception. The Duchess of Penhere’s daughter, notorious society gossip queen Lady Adeline Treborne, has been found dead in her room in what appears to be a suicide—but her family suspects foul play.
The secret Mayfair team of amateur female detectives has been restlessly awaiting their next case, and this will prove one of their thorniest. When Dr. Caroline Allardyce performs an autopsy, she is able to conclusively prove that the woman was murdered. Lady Treborne had made many enemies through her vicious gossip column, so there's no shortage of suspects.
Supported by a cadre of professional police officers, the Mayfair women launch their investigation, but there’s much more to this case than meets the eye. As they venture into a world that lays bare London high life at its lowest, the team soon begins to comprehend the danger at hand—and how this tangled web of treachery could ensnare anyone who gets too close.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Brittney's impressive sequel to 2019's Murder in Belgravia, likewise set in 1915 London, the "special secret team of amateur women detectives and professional policemen," created by Scotland Yard Chief Insp. Peter Beech and named for the unit's phone number, investigate a murder case. When the duchess of Penhere learns that her daughter, Lady Adeline Trenborne, has been found hanged in the young woman's bedroom, she contacts Scotland Yard. Though the aristocrat disapproved of Lady Adeline's job as a society commentator for a newspaper, she insists that her child would never have committed suicide. That suspicion of foul play is confirmed by team member Sissy Rigsby, a constable's aunt, who notes that the corpse's blue lips are inconsistent with death by hanging. Further probing reveals a surprise that Lady Adeline, who wrote frequently about society functions, apparently never attended any and didn't have a network of informants sourcing her gossip columns. Brittney is as adept at characterizations as at plotting. Maisie Dobbs and Bess Crawford fans will hope for a long series run.
