Here's the second in the Countess of Harleigh Mystery series: A Lady's Guide to Gossip and Murder, by Dianne Freeman. Frances (the Countess) is looking forward to some peace and quite and a good visit with her sister now that most of her (upper class) neighbors have headed to the country for grouse hunting season. Instead, a body is found. It is a friend, and someone her cousin had been dating (which makes him a prime suspect). Then there are what look to be black mails notes. And a gossip column written by a Miss Information. Another fun historical romp. :-)

Canadian Reader gets the credit for finding this book: The Body in the Dales, by J.R. Ellis. It is the first in the Yorkshire Murder Mystery series. Normally there is a visit or two during the year where we swap out stacks of books, but that isn't happening this year so I went ahead and ordered a copy for myself. I'm glad I did, it is a great read (I'm ordering book #2)! It is the first day for DS Carter, recently arrived from London, and he finds himself following his new boss across muddy fields ... in his new shoes! A body has been found in one of the many local caves. He is a local, and not well liked. The placement of the body is suspect (a long hike into the cave), as is the fact that he was an experience caver, but was not dressed in the proper gear. How did the body get where it was found? And, since he was not well liked, well, there are lots of suspects. Lots of twists and turns here, making for a great read.

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