T. E. Kinsey Knihy

"Previously published as The Spirit is Willing, this edition of In the Market for Murder includes editorial revisions"--Amazon.com, viewed December 30, 2016.

Lady Emily Hardcastle is an eccentric widow with a secret past. Florence Armstrong, her maid and confidante, is an expert in martial arts. The year is 1908 and they've just moved from London to the country, hoping for a quiet life. But it is not long before Lady Hardcastle is forced out of her self-imposed retirement. There's a dead body in the woods, and the police are on the wrong scent. Lady Hardcastle makes some enquiries of her own, and it seems she knows a surprising amount about crime investigation... As Lady Hardcastle and Flo delve deeper into rural rivalries and resentment, they uncover a web of intrigue that extends far beyond the village. With almost no one free from suspicion, they can be certain of only one fact: there is no such thing as a quiet life in the country. Revised edition: This edition of A Quiet Life In The Country includes editorial revisions.

"Summer 1911. A scorching heatwave engulfs the quiet town of Littleton Cotterell and brings about an unusually early harvest. The villagers are thrilled, but events quickly turn sour when one of them turns up dead in an apple orchard, stabbed through the heart. Amateur sleuth Lady Hardcastle and her trusty lady's maid, Flo, suddenly have a juicy case on their hands. Might the mysterious stranger they recently met in the village be to blame? When a second cider-related murder takes place, it quickly becomes clear that there's more to these mysterious deaths than meets the eye. The daring duo uncover whispers of an ancient order and moonlit rituals. And evidence points to a macabre secret in the village stretching back years. A secret someone will do anything--anything at all--to keep hidden. Something is rotten, that's for sure. With the local constabulary baffled, Lady Hardcastle and Flo must use all their powers of wit and whimsy to get to the bottom of the dastardly deed. But can they catch the killer before any more people drop dead?" -- Page 4 of cover

January 1910. A journalist has been killed in a suspicious blaze. Everything points to a group of suffragettes, but the apparent culprit insists she is innocent. When Lady Hardcastle receives a letter from a suffragette requesting her urgent help, the retired spy turned sleuth knows only she stands between an accused young woman and the gallows. Evidence at the scene makes Lizzie Worrel's innocence difficult to believe, and with the police treating it as an open-and-shut case of arson, Lady Hardcastle faces a barrage of resistance as she tries to dig out the truth. With her trusted maid and confidante, the formidable Flo, Lady Hardcastle sets off in pursuit of the truth as time runs out for the accused suffragette. Was she set up? And if so, is the real culprit a traitor to the cause--or part of a darker conspiracy?

August 1911. Emily Hardcastle and her inimitable lady’s maid Florence Armstrong are enjoying a fine summer until Harry, Lady H’s brother, turns up out of the blue with a mystery for them to solve.A routine parachute test at a local aeroplane factory has gone horribly wrong—with pilot Dickie Dupree plummeting to his death. Harry is certain there is more to this ‘tragic accident’ than meets the eye, having discovered that someone at the airfield is leaking top secret intelligence to foreign rivals.In between strolls to the Dog & Duck and planning for the annual village show, the daring duo dust off the Crime Board and go undercover at Bristol Aviation. With international powers investing heavily in aeronautics, the stakes are high—sky high—and the suspects soon mount up.Can Lady Hardcastle find the culprit before someone else falls down dead?

Late October 1909, and the season of ghouls and things that go bump in the night has descended on the village of Littleton Cotterell. Lady Hardcastle and her trusted lady's maid, Florence, find themselves hosting a colourful cast of actors whose spooky moving picture, The Witch's Downfall, is being shown to mark Halloween. But things take a macabre turn when the first night's screening ends with a mysterious murder, and the second night with another...One by one the actors turn up dead in ways that eerily echo their film. With the police left scratching their heads, Lady Hardcastle calls upon her amateur sleuthing skills to launch an investigation, with Flo's able assistance. Surrounded by suspects both human and supernatural, Lady Hardcastle must use a little trickery of her own to unmask the murderer.

July 1910. Lady Hardcastle and her tireless sidekick Flo have finally embarked on a long-overdue seaside break. But just as they're wavering between ice creams and donkey rides, their fellow guests start to go missing--and the duo find themselves with a hysterical hotel manager and a case to solve. The first to disappear is Dr Goddard, a scientist doing something terribly top-secret for the government. Gone too are his strongbox and its mysterious contents. By the time Lady Hardcastle has questioned the horde of international guests, her number-one suspect has been dispatched in grisly circumstances--and then the others start vanishing too. As the case begins to look like a matter of national security, Lady Hardcastle takes advice from her brother in the secret service. But could there be an even more personal connection at play? To solve the case, Lady Hardcastle may face a shocking discovery of her own.

"September 1909, and Lady Hardcastle and her maid, Florence, have been invited to Lord Riddlethorpe's country estate for a week of motor racing and parties. They both agree that it sounds like a perfectly charming holiday. But when one of the drivers dies in a crash during the very first race, they discover that what seemed like an uncharacteristic error in judgement may have a more sinister explanation... Closer investigation reveals that the driver's car was sabotaged--and the driver murdered. The local constabulary are quick to dismiss the case, but Flo and Lady Hardcastle are determined to find out just who has committed this dastardly act, and why. As the pair begin to make enquiries of Lord Riddlethorpe's servants and guests, it seems that, below stairs and above, there is more to this case than meets the eye. And, even in the quiet of the countryside, death is always just around the bend."--Page 4 of cover.

Selbst in der Sommerfrische gibt es weder Rast noch Ruh für das kongenialste Ermittlerduo seit Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson – Lady Emily Hardcastle und ihre patente Zofe Flo ermitteln in ihrem 6. Fall. North Somerset im Juli 1910: Lady Emily Hardcastle, Ex-Agentin der Krone, und ihre Zofe Florence Armstrong freuen sich auf einen erholsamen Urlaub an der Küste. Doch mit der Ruhe ist es schnell vorbei! Denn im selben Hotel wohnt auch der Wissenschaftler Dr. Goddard, der an hochgeheimen Aufträgen für die Regierung arbeitet. Als dieser plötzlich spurlos verschwindet – und mit ihm eine mysteriöse Stahlkiste –, ist abermals der Spürsinn der beiden Damen gefragt. Es dauert nicht lange und Lady Hardcastle wird klar, dass sich unter der internationalen Gästeschar mehrere ausländische Spione befinden … »Diese Reihe gehört mit Sicherheit zu den besten historischen Wohlfühlkrimis, die ich bis dato gelesen habe.« The Book Decoder Lesen Sie auch die anderen Fälle des charmanten Ermittlerduos wie zum Beispiel »Lady Hardcastle und der tote Reporter« oder »Lady Hardcastle und ein filmreifer Mord«.

Ein kaltblütiger Mord im Theater, eine Leiche im zweiten Akt und schockierende Rivalitäten hinter der Bühne – Vorhang auf für Lady Hardcastles neuesten Fall! November 1911: Lady Hardcastle feiert ihren Geburtstag und besucht mit ihrer Vertrauten Flo ein Theaterstück in Bristol. Der erste Akt ist ein Triumph. Der zweite Akt beginnt mit einer Leiche auf der Bühne – einer echten. Ein Schauspieler wurde in der Pause kaltblütig ermordet. Kurzerhand ermitteln Lady Hardcastle und Flo hinter der Bühne und lüften den Vorhang für schockierende Geheimnisse. Jeder der Darsteller hat ein Motiv, doch nichts ist, wie es scheint. Raffiniert verkleidet müssen die beiden Detektivinnen den Auftritt ihres Lebens hinlegen, um die Wahrheit ins Rampenlicht zu rücken ... »Diese Reihe gehört mit Sicherheit zu den besten historischen Wohlfühlkrimis, die ich bis dato gelesen habe.« The Book Decoder Lesen Sie auch die anderen Fälle des charmanten Ermittlerduos wie zum Beispiel »Lady Hardcastle und der Todesflug« oder »Lady Hardcastle und der Mord am Meer«.