A Lady’s Guide to Sleuthing - Mary Merton

Category: Historical Fiction, Mystery, Novel
Language: English
Keywords: Lavinia Rathbone Victorian Mystery

Written by Mary Merton
Read by Polly Lee
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 128 Kbps
Unabridged

A Lady’s Guide to Sleuthing
By: Mary Merton
Narrated by: Polly Lee
Series: The Lavinia Rathbone Mysteries , Book 1
Release date
27-01-2026
Language
English
Format
Unabridged Audiobook
Length
8 hrs and 18 mins
Publisher
Tantor Media
Categories
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

About this listen
Brighton, 1883. Two bodies. One spaniel. And a formidable lady who is determined to uncover the truth….

When the beloved Reverend Playfair is found stabbed in his study, along with his housekeeper, the polite residents of Brighton do what they do best: pretend that nothing is wrong and return to their tea.

But not Miss Lavinia Rathbone.

She may be a lady of leisure, but the razor-sharp spinster has no patience for sloppy conclusions, or for Inspector Chubb, who seems more interested in pork pies than motive.

With her loyal companion Miss Rose Vale, Lavinia sets out to discover what really took place.

Before long, she’s uncovering secrets the good people of Brighton would rather stay buried. As the unlikely sleuths are drawn into the town’s murky underbelly, they find themselves on the trail of a killer who may be much closer than they realize….

For fans of Richard Osman, Agatha Christie, and classic mysteries with wit, warmth, and a twist of Victorian scandal.

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