The Mystery of the American Slug: A 1920s Murder Mystery (A Lady Darriby-Jones Mystery Book 2)
By CM Rawlins
Darriby Hall is famous for entertaining busybody aristocrats, tales from distant lands and a dead body… every now and then.
England, 1926
When an American party of intellectuals, who boast of knowledge of a rare slug species, ask Lady Darriby-Jones to stay at Darriby Hall, she hesitantly agrees.
She is in for a rude awakening when one of them is found dead with a gunshot wound. She thought it would be a matter that might be swept under the carpet until she’s identified as a suspect. It leads her to wonder:
Who’s the trigger-happy culprit?
When did they turn into a slug-slayer?
How on earth did they pull off this shocking slug-icide?
And…
Why, oh why, would anyone shoot a slug savant?
With her reputation teetering on the brink of disgrace, Lady Darriby-Jones must reluctantly embrace her inner detective and ask more uncomfortable questions if she is to prove her innocence and find a cunning killer.
Failure to do so will lead to her good name being tarnished and a bumbling police chief dragging her behind bars.
Join Lady Darriby-Jones in this 1920s cozy mystery, a whimsical, laughter-inducing adventure where witty sleuthing meets eccentricity galore.
Perfect for fans of T. E. Kinsey, Verity Bright, and Lee Strauss.
Darriby Hall is famous for entertaining busybody aristocrats, tales from distant lands and a dead body… every now and then.
England, 1926
When an American party of intellectuals, who boast of knowledge of a rare slug species, ask Lady Darriby-Jones to stay at Darriby Hall, she hesitantly agrees.
She is in for a rude awakening when one of them is found dead with a gunshot wound. She thought it would be a matter that might be swept under the carpet until she’s identified as a suspect. It leads her to wonder:
Who’s the trigger-happy culprit?
When did they turn into a slug-slayer?
How on earth did they pull off this shocking slug-icide?
And…
Why, oh why, would anyone shoot a slug savant?
With her reputation teetering on the brink of disgrace, Lady Darriby-Jones must reluctantly embrace her inner detective and ask more uncomfortable questions if she is to prove her innocence and find a cunning killer.
Failure to do so will lead to her good name being tarnished and a bumbling police chief dragging her behind bars.
Join Lady Darriby-Jones in this 1920s cozy mystery, a whimsical, laughter-inducing adventure where witty sleuthing meets eccentricity galore.
Perfect for fans of T. E. Kinsey, Verity Bright, and Lee Strauss.