Murder in Postscript
A Lady of Letters Mystery
by
Mary Winters
Historical Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Setting - Victorian London, 1860
Publisher: Berkley
Publication Date: March 28, 2023
Paperback
Page count: 320 pages
ISBN-10: 0593548760 / ISBN-13: 978-0593548769
Digital ASIN: B0B5D5HW3K
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About Murder in Postscript
When one of her readers asks for advice following a suspected murder, Victorian countess Amelia Amesbury, who secretly pens the popular Lady Agony column, has no choice but to investigate in this first book in a charming new historical mystery series.
Amelia Amesbury—widow, mother, and countess—has a secret. Amelia writes for a London penny paper, doling out advice on fashion, relationships, and manners under the pen name Lady Agony. But when a lady’s maid writes Amelia to ask for advice when she believes her mistress has been murdered—and then ends up a victim herself—Amelia is determined to solve the case.
With the help of her best friend and a handsome marquis, Amelia begins to piece together the puzzle, but as each new thread of inquiry ends with a different suspect, the investigation grows ever more daunting. From London’s docks and ballrooms to grand country houses, Amelia tracks a killer, putting her reputation—and her life—on the line.
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Review
5 stars!
A charming new Victorian-era cozy historical mystery series debut, featuring Lady Amelia Amesbury!
Murder in Postscript is the debut novel in author
Mary Winters’s new historical cozy series, A Lady of Letters Mysteries. The
action begins quickly with a murder, but not the one mentioned in relation to
THE postscript, which occurs by the end of the third chapter. The book has a
charming tone and an equally delightful heroine, Lady Amelia Amesbury, the
titular Lady of Letters.
Lady Amelia is a refreshing character. Although a countess,
her position was attained through a virtual marriage of convenience. The late
Lord Edgar, aware that he was dying of a terminal illness, sought out and
married Amelia as the perfect guardian and mentor for his beloved young niece,
Winifred, after his death. Although sorrowful over his circumstances, Lady
Amelia quickly came to love the young girl as if she were her own daughter. I
loved that Amelia moonlighted as an ‘agony aunt,’ and that after this pastime
was revealed to the reader, each chapter is headed with a letter to and a
response from ‘Lady Agony.’
Amelia is joined in her investigation of the death of a
lady’s maid and her mistress by her best friend, Kitty, and Simon Bainbridge,
an old friend of the Amesbury family. Kitty is what we would categorize today
as a “ride-or-die” friend. Simon had been a particularly close confidante of
Amelia’s late husband, one of the few people aware of the illness that would
take his life soon after his marriage to her. From the start, there was a spark
between him and Amelia, although, at the time, she only wanted him to be on his
way so she could make a secret rendezvous with a distraught letter writer in
St. James Park. Together, Amelia and Simon make an excellent team as they work
to unravel the book’s mysteries. I will anxiously anticipate their further
adventures in future books in this series.
As the investigation into the murders intensifies, it
uncovers several possible suspects and reveals surprising plot twists. I didn’t
figure out the answers beforehand, but I was satisfied with the resolution.
I recommend MURDER IN POSTSCRIPT to readers of cozy
historical mysteries, especially those that feature unusual (for the times) and
progressive female sleuths or Victorian-era London.
About Mary Winters
Mary Winters is the author of Murder in Postscript, the debut novel in A Lady of Letters Mystery series. A longtime reader of historical fiction and an author of two other mystery series, Mary set her latest work in Victorian England after being inspired by a trip to London. Since then, she’s been busily planning her next mystery—and another trip! Find out more about Mary and her writing at marywintersauthor.com.
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