A Murderous Charade, Ronda Gibb Hinrichsen
A Murderous Charade, Ronda Gibb Hinrichsen
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A Murderous Charade
A Historical Mystery Romance

Author: Ronda Gibb Hinrichsen

Narrator: Ronda Hinrichsen

Unabridged: 7 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/10/2023

Synopsis

A timeless villainy, a growing love, and the couple who battles them both . . .Miss Marianne Beaumont, a spinster, and her younger sister are on their way home from a night at the theater when they come upon a townhouse fire. They stop to help the victims, including Mr. James Harcourt, a confirmed bachelor, and his parents Sir and Lady Harcourt. Although Mr. Harcourt distrusts the beau monde, he accepts Marianne’s ministrations. That should have been the end of their association, but then a folded piece of paper shaped like a chameleon slips out of his mother’s sleeve. It’s an ornament Marianne has come across only one time before—next to her father’s dead body.Recognizing that ornament—an orikata—might at last help her catch her father’s killer, Marianne joins forces with Mr. Harcourt. He has a penchant for solving mysteries and has been searching for the elusive criminal who uses that identifier.Together—with a chaperone, of course—their investigations take them from one baffling clue to another. But the closer they get to finding their answers, the more they discover that all isn’t as it seems, and the dangers are more sinister—and personal—than they’d realized.A gripping Regency cozy mystery packed with romance and secrets. 

Reviews

Goodreads review by Richard on April 10, 2025

A Murderous Charade by Ronda Gibb Hinrichsen is a well-written, standard detective story set in the 19th century during the Regency Period in England. Marianne, the heroine detective, solves a series of burglaries that take an ugly turn to multiple murders. Her romantic interest, Mr. Harcourt, is he......more

Goodreads review by Venus on July 09, 2023

keeps you reading This is definitely the longest cozy mystery I’ve ever read. However I understand it’s also a regency romance which is a separate genre of its own. The plot follows a spunky main character who is always thinking things through and doing things out of the ordinary. I enjoyed her a lot......more

Goodreads review by Sheila (sheilasbookreviewer) on July 30, 2023

A Murderous Charade is a very unusual mystery. The clues when given were not always apparent. To me, I really liked that as a reader I couldn't figure out things within the first half of the book. One aspect of the book that was very intriguing was the many "Secret Societies" that are found in this......more

Goodreads review by Bridget on August 27, 2023

This is my first book by the author and there were many twists and turns! The heroine was so frustrating to me. She was brave, bold and pretty but was much too dedicated to her sisters happiness and involving others. She constantly put events with James our hero on hold to see after said sister and o......more

Goodreads review by Crystal (Books Are Sanity!!!) on May 19, 2023

This murder mystery kept me on my toes until the very end! Full of curve balls and change ups, I never knew what was coming next! Marianne is the main character and she was such a wonderful person. She was kind, selfless, giving, and put others before herself. I loved the genuine goodness that emana......more

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