From acclaimed British author L.B. Hathaway comes this exciting new murder mystery featuring the redoubtable Private Detective, Posie Parker.New Year’s Eve, 1921Posie has been asked to accompany Inspector Richard Lovelace of Scotland Yard on an undercover mission. Their destination is a glittering New Year’s Eve party at Maypole Manor, the clifftop home of Lord Robin Glaysayer. Among the twelve … Among the twelve guests are a famous film star, an artist, an Italian nobleman, a government spy and a clairvoyant.
With a blizzard raging outside, when a killer strikes, the Inspector and Posie’s skills are tested to breaking point as they try to find the murderer before he attacks again.
But danger lurks at every corner: just who exactly is the mysterious thirteenth house guest? Why is Posie being singled out for special attention?
And will she ever see Alaric Boynton-Dale ever again?
This is a classic Golden Age of Crime murder mystery which will appeal to fans of Agatha Christie and Downton Abbey. ‘Murder at Maypole Manor’ is the third book in the delightfully classic Posie Parker Mystery Series, although the novel can be enjoyed as a stand-alone story in its own right.
If you love an action-packed historical cozy crime with a feisty protagonist, download a sample or buy ‘Murder at Maypole Manor’ now.
˃˃˃ Other books by L.B. Hathaway:
‘Murder Offstage’ (A Posie Parker Mystery #1), ‘The Tomb of the Honey Bee’ (A Posie Parker Mystery #2) and ‘The Vanishing of Dr Winter’ (A Posie Parker Mystery #4) are all now available on Amazon.
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Loved the book. Am reading the series.
My first introduction to Posie Parker. Liked the story, the history, and Posie. Did not like her calling the bad guys “sir.”
Very odd but interesting.
A light read with enough description to set the place and time without becoming a history lesson. An enjoyable cozy mystery.
What a fun book! At times like a 1930s movie, but with plot twists you don’t see coming.
This is a 1921 mystery where Rosie is asked to play the part of the inspector’s wife when national security is at risk. As it turns out, no one is who they seem to be and nothing is as it seems. There are many suspects, two murders, and a bad snow storm that traps everyone at the manor.
Twists and turns and more twists and turns. I enjoyed this mystery and would like to read more by the author. It was fun to try to keep up with this story.
Good read. Once in to it, I didn’t want to put it down.
Nothing spectacular but entertaining enough to hold my interest. Some unique situations involving class distinctions and a woman willing to push stereotype boundaries.
Tense and exciting. I learned a great deal of history with the story and follow up reading about the time. I enjoyed the characters and the story
Enjoyed the book; characters were interesting and plot had enough twists and turns to keep up my interest. Overall a good read.
My second Posie Parker. Lots of twists and turns. Really enjoyed it
I personally like historical fiction/mysteries and I enjoyed this one quite a bit. Posie Parker is a great character. There are enough twists and turns to keep you guessing all the way through. There is certainly more to the story than meets the eye.
Didn’t want to put it down.
Couldn’t wait to get to the end of the “chapters” and find out the ending.
This was my first Posie Parker book and I wasn’t all that impressed.
This was probably the best book I’ve read lately in the entertainment whodunit genre…great vocabulary, intricate and unexpected twists and turns of the plot—keeps you guessing until the end! Posie Parker is such an endearing character…looking forward to reading more of her mysteries!
very dissapointing
But wait! There’s more! In this classically written mystery, a double bluff is followed by a triple bluff is followed by a quadruple bluff. Although the story’s start is sloow, halfway through the plot becomes a maelstrom of hidden identities, double crosses, misdirection, and uncertainty. While Posie Parker won’t become my favorite detective, this story was amusing and entertaining.
I enjoyed this book and would recommend it. Editing was a small problem. There were a lot of characters, and it was sometimes difficult to keep them all straight.