Death of an Honourable Gent, VL McBeath
Death of an Honourable Gent, VL McBeath
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Death of an Honourable Gent
An Eliza Thomson Investigates Murder Mystery

Author: VL McBeath

Narrator: Nicola Victoria Vincent

Unabridged: 5 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/02/2020

Synopsis

A debutante ball, an abandoned croquet mallet, and a body floating in the lake.Eliza Thomson Investigates…April 1901: A weekend house party at the stately home of the Earl of Lowton ... with an invitation to his daughter’s debutante ball. It should have been perfect.And it would have been … had it not been for the body found dead in the lake.The timing couldn’t be worse. With only hours to go before the biggest event in the Lowton’s social calendar, the family have no intention of letting it ruin the occasion.But Eliza isn’t family.Determined to prove the death was murder, Eliza enlists the help of husband Archie, and best friend Connie. But it soon becomes apparent that not everyone wants to see justice done.Can Eliza fight against powerful vested interests and expose a killer? Or is she risking too much for the sake of her principles?
This is the second audiobook in the Eliza Thomson Investigates series. If you like murder mysteries, and historical heroines with attitude, you’ll love this step-back-in-time cozy series.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Cheryl on August 30, 2019

I did enjoy this story and it was true to the attitudes of the time. The way that some members of the aristocracy thought they could do what they liked. Also their attitude towards commoners. Eliza is a strong, intelligent woman and she has her friend Connie to help her. This story takes place at a......more

Goodreads review by Carol on August 28, 2019

April 1901: Eliza Thomson and her husband, Archie are invited to a house party and coming out party at the estate of the Earl of Lowton. Since Archie was on call in Moreton, Eliza takes her best friend and close neighbor, Mrs Connie Appleton to accompany her to the affair. Eliza’s father Mr Bell is also......more

Goodreads review by Tisa on May 02, 2023

3rd installment in the Eliza Thomson Series, involves Eliza & Dr. Archie were invited for the weekend to the Estate of the Earl of Lowton where Eliza's childhood friend Lady Caroline Lowton & mother of Lady Alice who's debutante ball was the Event of the village. Dr. Archie is not a fan of the arist......more

Goodreads review by Darlene on April 09, 2020

A great turn-of-the-20th-century cozy mystery series! I downloaded and read the first book of this series as part of a cozy mystery authors’ giveaway promotion. I am so glad that I did. I enjoyed it so much that I am downloading the remaining books in the “Eliza Thomson Investigates Murder Mystery” s......more

Goodreads review by Gary and Sandra Sims on March 28, 2020

Good read This is the third book in the series and the best so far, Ms. McBeath has written a interesting story set in a time when Lords and Lady's ruled the fashionable set and anyone not in their circle was looked down upon. This time Eliza and Connie are invited to attend one of those fashionable......more

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