Nobody's Sweetheart Now by Maggie Robinson

Nobody's Sweetheart Now by Maggie Robinson

A delightful English cozy series begins in August 1924. Lady Adelaide Compton has recently (and satisfactorily) interred her husband, Major Rupert Charles Cressleigh Compton, hero of the Somme, in the family vault in the village churchyard.

Rupert died by smashing his Hispano-Suiza on a Cotswold country road while carrying a French mademoiselle in the passenger seat. With the house now Addie's, needed improvements in hand, and a weekend house party underway, how inconvenient of Rupert to turn up! Not in the flesh, but in-actually, as a-spirit. Rupert has to perform a few good deeds before becoming welcomed to heaven-or, more likely, thinks Addie, to hell.

Before Addie can convince herself she's not completely lost her mind, a murder disrupts her careful seating arrangement. Which of her twelve houseguests is a killer? Her mother, the formidable Dowager Marchioness of Broughton? Her sister Cecilia, the born-again vegetarian? Her childhood friend and potential lover, Lord Lucas Waring? Rupert has a solid alibi as a ghost and an urge to detect. A debaucher in life and an annoyance in death, Addie knows she can't leave Rupert to solve the murders of her sweet old gardener and a naked neighbor by himself.

Enter Inspector Devenand Hunter from the Yard, an Anglo-Indian who is not going to let some barmy society beauty witnessed talking to herself derail his investigation. Something very peculiar is afoot at Compton Court and he's going to get to the bottom of it-or go as mad as its mistress trying.

A lively debut filled with local color, red herrings, both sprightly and spritely characters, a smidgen of social commentary, and a climactic surprise- Kirkus Reviews
Set in England in 1924, this promising series launch...is...frothy fun. - Publishers Weekly
Nobody's Sweetheart Now is a clever, charming mystery that perfectly captures 1920s society...sure to appeal to fans of Ashley Weaver or Rhys Bowen. Likable characters, a well-paced plot and an intriguing detective make Nobody's Sweetheart Now an excellent first entry in this delightful mystery series from Maggie Robinson. - Shelf Awareness

Maggie Robinson is a former teacher, librarian, and mother of four who awoke in the middle of the night feeling compelled to write the perfect man using as many adjectives and adverbs as she could. She is a transplanted New Yorker who now lives in Maine with her not-so-perfect spouse, where the frigid winters are good for staying inside and writing.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781464210723
ISBN 10	1464210721
Title	Nobody's Sweetheart Now
Author	Maggie Robinson
Series	Lady Adelaide Mysteries
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Sourcebooks, Inc
Year published	2018-12-13
Number of pages	256
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.