A Most Agreeable Murder

NATIONAL BESTSELLER ΓÇó ΓÇ£A delightful cocktail that mixes elements of the Bridgerton series,Jane AustenΓÇÖs Pride & Prejudice and Agatha ChristieΓÇÖs Miss Marple mysteries . . . The payoff is a wealth of withilarity and suspense.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöPeople (Book of the Week) When a wealthy bachelor drops dead at a balla young lady takes on the decidedly improper role of detective in this action-packed debut comedy of manners and murder. This edition includes a readerΓÇÖs guide and a sneak peek at Beatrice SteeleΓÇÖs return in A Terribly Nasty Business! Feistypassionate Beatrice Steele has never fit the definition of a true ladyaccording to the strict code of conduct that reigns in Swampshireher small English township: She is terrible at needleworkhas absolutely no musical abilityand her artwork is so bad it frightens people. Neverthelessshe lives a perfectly agreeable life. But she harbors a dark secret: She is obsessed with true crime. If anyone in her etiquette-obsessed community found outsheΓÇÖd be deemed a morbid creep and banished from respectable society forever. For her familyΓÇÖs sakesheΓÇÖs vowed to put her obsession behind her. Eligible bachelor Edmund Croaksworth is set to attend the approaching autumnal balland the Steele family hopes that younger daughter Louisa will steal his heart. So Beatrice must be on her best behaviorΓÇöa difficult challenge when a disgraced yet alluring detective inexplicably shows up to the ball. Beatrice is just holding things together when Croaksworth drops dead in the middle of a minuet. As a storm rages outsidethe evening descends into a frenzy of panicfearand betrayal as it becomes clear that the guests are trapped with a killer. Contending with competitive card gamestricky tonicsand SwampshireΓÇÖs infamous squelch holesBeatrice must rise above decorum and decency to pursue justice and her own desiresΓÇöbefore anyone else is murdered. A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR