Lady Emily Hardcastle is an eccentric widow with a secret past. Florence Armstrong, her maid and confidante, is an expert in martial arts. The year is 1908 and they’ve just moved from London to the country, hoping for a quiet life.
But it is not long before Lady Hardcastle is forced out of her self-imposed retirement. There’s a dead body in the woods, and the police are on the wrong scent. Lady … scent. Lady Hardcastle makes some enquiries of her own, and it seems she knows a surprising amount about crime investigation…
As Lady Hardcastle and Flo delve deeper into rural rivalries and resentment, they uncover a web of intrigue that extends far beyond the village. With almost no one free from suspicion, they can be certain of only one fact: there is no such thing as a quiet life in the country.
Revised edition: This edition of A Quiet Life In The Country includes editorial revisions.
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Boring
This book does somewhat stand-alone, but I am hoping the characters will be more and more developed as the series continues. It is a fun, easy read with an unusual employee/employer relationship thrown in. It ended rather abruptly, as though the author suddenly realized he was out of time/pages/words-something.
Looking forward to reading more in this series.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, especially the Audible narration.
I enjoyed this book very much; and am looking forward to the next book in the series.
This was one of the first cozy mysteries I read. Main characters Lady Hardcastle and Florence are truly delightful!
Cute little book about some radical ladies from the turn of the last century. One is into marshal arts and the other is an amateur detective. They move to the country to find a slower life and instead find a body hanging in a tree.
Will probably read more of these.
This has been one of my favorite online books. The characters were well developed and very believable. The storyline never lags, the story keeps moving. A definite winner. I also loved that the language was never offensive.