Death Wears a Mask
An Amory Ames Mystery
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4.1 • 125 Ratings
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
Edgar Award-shortlisted author Ashley Weaver returns with Death Wears a Mask, the witty and stylish next installment in the delightful 1930s Amory Ames mystery series
“Amory Ames and her rakish husband Milo might just be the new Nick and Nora Charles.” —Deborah Crombie
It was amazing, really, what murder had done for my marriage . . .
Following the murderous events at the Brightwell Hotel, Amory Ames is looking forward to a tranquil period of reconnecting with her reformed playboy husband, Milo. She hopes a quiet stay at their London flat will help mend their relationship. However, Amory soon finds herself drawn into another investigation when an old friend of her mother’s asks her to look into the disappearance of valuable jewelry snatched at a dinner party.
Amory agrees to help lay a trap to catch the culprit at a lavish masked ball. But when one of the illustrious party guests is murdered, she is pulled back into the world of detection, caught up in both a mystery and a set of romantic entanglements where nothing is as it seems.
Also out now in the Amory Ames mysteries: Murder at the Brightwell and A Most Novel Revenge
Customer Reviews
Such a shame
Here’s the thing. Weaver is clearly a great writer. The setting is well described, and the mystery is fun. But the relationship between the two leads is toxic and and tedious. The narrator is painted as a strong woman, but she’s a doormat. Way too many pages are spent with her dealing with or thinking about her husband. It’s unrealistic, and sadly, the last one I’ll be reading.