A Secret Never Told, Shelley Noble
A Secret Never Told, Shelley Noble
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A Secret Never Told

Author: Shelley Noble

Narrator: Erin Bennett

Unabridged: 11 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/30/2021


Synopsis

Philomena Amesbury, expatriate Countess of Dunbridge, is bored. Coney Island in the sweltering summer of 1908 offers no shortage of diversions for a young woman of means, but sea bathing, horse racing, and even amusement parks can't hold a candle to uncovering dastardly plots and chasing villains. Lady Dunbridge hadn't had a big challenge in months.

Fate obliges when Phil is called upon to host a dinner party in honor of a visiting Austrian psychologist whose revolutionary theories may be of interest to the War Department, not to mention various foreign powers, and who may have already survived one attempt on his life. The guest list includes a wealthy industrialist, various rival scientists and academics, a party hypnotist, a flamboyant party-crasher, and a damaged beauty whose cloudy psyche is lost in a world of its own. Before the night is out, one of the guests is dead with a bullet between the eyes and Phil finds herself with another mystery on her hands, even if it's unclear who exactly the intended victim was meant to be.

Worse yet, the police's prime suspect is a mystery man who Phil happens to be rather intimately acquainted with. Now it's up to Lady Dunbridge, with the invaluable assistance of her intrepid butler and lady's maid, to find the real culprit before the police nab the wrong one . . .

About Shelley Noble

Shelley Noble is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous novels, including Beach Colors, Stargazey Point, and Holidays at Crescent Cove. As Shelley Freydont, she is the author of the Celebration Bay Mystery series and two other mystery series, as well as the upcoming Gilded Age Newport Mystery series. Her mysteries have been translated into ten languages. A former professional dancer and choreographer, she most recently worked on the films Mona Lisa Smile and The Game Plan. Shelley lives near the New Jersey shore, where she loves to discover new beaches and indulge her passion for lighthouses and vintage carousels.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Joan on December 03, 2021

1908 New York City comes alive in this 4th installment in the Lady Dunbridge series. Philomena "Phil" Amesbury, aka Lady Dunbridge, is called back from her holiday on Coney Island by Godfrey Bennington who works for the war department. She is disappointed to learn that he only needs her to be a host......more

Goodreads review by QNPoohBear on January 15, 2022

Summer 1908 in New York is proving to be exceedingly boring for British ex-pat dowager Countess Lady Phil Dunbridge. While she's happier in freewheeling America, she's bored stiff without anything to do except watch her friend Bev's horses run their races before gambling is officially made illegal.......more

Goodreads review by Libby on October 07, 2021

The Lady Dunbridge mysteries are a mystery to me, in terms of why I keep reading them. I find the main character, Phil, the aforementioned Lady Dunbridge, annoying. Her employer, Mr. X, plays a more prominent role in this story, and I am bothered by their relationship. In theory he's her boss, or at......more

Goodreads review by Shelley on January 25, 2022

4.25 stars A Secret Never Told, is the fourth book in the Lady Dunbridge historical, cozy mystery series. These mysteries take place at the turn of the 20th century, originally in England, but now set on the East coast of the United States. The story includes the familiar cast of intriguing character......more

Goodreads review by Katreader on November 23, 2021

A SECRET NEVER TOLD by Shelley Noble The Fourth Lady Dunbridge Mystery It's the summer of 1908 and Lady Philomena Dunbridge is bored. Not even Coney Island's Loop the Loop can shake her ennui. She quickly returns to the city when Godfrey Bennington requests she act as his hostess for a dinner with a......more