A Study in Death

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Scotland, 1831. After a tumultuous courtship complicated by three deadly inquiries, Lady Kiera Darby is thrilled to have found both an investigative partner and a fiance in Sebastian Gage. But with her well-meaning-and very pregnant-sister planning on making their wedding the event of the season, Kiera could use a respite from the impending madness. From the national bestselling author of A Brush with Shadowscomes a riveting historical mystery featuring a most "unusual and romantic"* female sleuth-Lady Kiera Darby. Scotland, 1831. Lady Kiera Darby is thrilled to have found both an investigative partner and a fiance in Sebastian Gage. But with her well-meaning sister planning on making their wedding the event of the season, Kiera could use a respite from the impending madness. After she's commissioned to paint the portrait of Lady Drummond, Kiera is shocked to find her client prostrate on the floor. Both a physician and Lord Drummond appear satisfied to rule her death natural, but Kiera is convinced that poison is the real culprit. Now, armed only with her knowledge of the macabre and her convictions, Kiera intends to discover the truth-no matter what, or who, stands in her way... *Judith Rock

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Praise for the Lady Darby Mysteries

[A] history mystery in fine Victorian style! Anna Lee Hubers spirited debut mixes classic country house mystery with a liberal dash of historical romance.New York Times bestselling authorJulia Spencer-Fleming

RivetingHuber deftly weaves together an original premise, an enigmatic heroine, and a compelling Highland setting.New York Times bestselling authorDeanna Raybourn

[A] fascinating heroineA thoroughly enjoyable read!National bestselling author Victoria Thompson

[A] clever heroine with a shocking past and a talent for detection.National bestselling author Carol K. Carr

Reads like a cross between a gothic novel and a mystery with a decidedly unusual heroine.Kirkus Reviews

Huber deftly evokes both [Sebastian and Kieras] attraction and the periods flavor.Publishers Weekly

[Huber] designs her heroine as a woman who straddles the line between eighteenth-century behavior and twenty-first-century independence.New York Journal of Books

[A] must readOne of those rare books that will both shock and please.Fresh Fiction

Fascinates with its compelling heroine who forges her own way in a society that frowns upon female independence.RT Book Reviews

One of the best historical mysteries that I have read this year.Cozy Mystery Book Reviews

Author Bio

Anna Lee Huber is the RITA and Daphne award-nominated author of the Lady Darby Mysteries, including As Death Draws Near, A Study in Death, A Grave Matter, Mortal Arts, and The Anatomist's Wife. She is a summa cum laude graduate of Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee, where she majored in music and minored in psychology. She currently resides in Indiana with her family and is hard at work on the next Lady Darby novel.