Hasty Death - Edwardian Murder, Bk 2 Author:M. C. Beaton The future's not so rosy for Lady Rose Summer... — Longing for a life of emancipation, Lady Rose Summer has abandoned the comforts of her parents' house to become self-supporting. But life as a working woman isn't quite as liberating as Rose had imagined. Fortunately for her, though, her drudgery comes to an end when old acquaintance ... more »Freddy Pomfret is murdered and her help -- and upper-class connections -- are required by amateur sleuth Captain Harry Cathcart.
As Rose and Harry prepare to take on the usual Edwardian social rounds, little do they know that they are about to uncover a devious blackmail plot and an unlikely killer.« less