Death is in the Air

Name: Death is in the Air
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Kate Kingsbury
ISBN: 9798855524482

Author: Kate Kingsbury

Series: The Manor House Mystery #2

Narrator: Mary Sarah

Unabridged: 7 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/23/2024

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Women Sleuths, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

Enthralling mystery, lots of laughter, and a little bit of romance—that's village life in wartime England . . .

When a German pilot bails out into the town square, members of the Housewives League are more intent on salvaging the parachute than capturing the enemy. The pilot escapes, and shortly after, the body of a Land Army girl is discovered. Blame falls on the missing pilot, but Lady Elizabeth believes otherwise and sets out to prove it. Meanwhile, her forbidden attraction to the charming American major, and her attempts to placate the hostility between the Yanks and the Brits complicate her already challenging life.

Lovers of Agatha Christie's books will find much to enjoy in this tale of intrigue and laughter in an English village, and Emily Brightwell fans will fall in love with the offbeat characters of Sitting Marsh.

About Kate Kingsbury

Kate Kingsbury is a full-time writer and the author of the Pennyfoot Hotel Mysteries, set in Edwardian England; the Manor House Mysteries, set in an English village during World War II; and the Merry Ghost Inn Mysteries, a contemporary series set at a bed and breakfast on the Oregon coast. Born in London, England, she now lives in the United States.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bev on November 10, 2013

Death Is in the Air is a cozy little English village mystery by Kate Kingsbury. It is set during World War II in the village of Sitting Marsh. Elizabeth Hartleigh Compton is the Lady of the Manor--the first woman to lead the village alone in hundreds of years. She is just earning the villagers respe......more

Goodreads review by Cody on September 06, 2024

A fun sequel, if a bit too silly some times. 3.5/5 stars rounded up. This series is full of fun, and this one is no different. The characters grow a bit here, and we see some more development between Elizabeth and Earl (a long way to go!). The mystery isn't bad, although it gets a bit too on the nose......more

Goodreads review by Linda on August 20, 2018

I do enjoy these books and the look at English country look during WWII. Lady Elizabeth is a fun character and I like how she solves crimes.......more

Goodreads review by Laura on October 16, 2018

An enjoyable, light read and an improvement from book one. Maybe because all the backstory is now out of the way and the narrative flowed more smoothly. I like the characters and the setting even if the mystery isn't all that complicated (once again, I had the culprit pegged almost from the get go).......more

Goodreads review by Amybarker on February 05, 2021

I have not read book 1 of the series, but it was easy enough to pick up on the premise: a Lady of the Manor House in a small countryside village in England during World War II solves local murders. The characters were entertaining and the mystery was interesting enough, though not completely stimula......more