Silence in the Library - Katharine Schellman

Written by Katharine Schellman
Read by Henrietta Meire
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

A LILY ADLER MYSTERY, book 2
Publisher: Dreamscape Media
Release date: July 13, 2021
Duration: 12:02:57

Regency widow Lily Adler has finally settled into her new London life when her semi-estranged father arrives unexpectedly, intending to stay with her while he recovers from an illness. Hounded by his disapproval, Lily is drawn into spending time with Lady Wyatt, the new wife of an old family friend. Lily barely knows the woman, but she and her husband, Sir Charles, seem as happy as any newly married couple… until the morning Lily arrives to find the house in an uproar and Sir Charles dead.

All signs indicate that he tripped and struck his head late at night. But when Bow Street Constable Simon Page is called to the scene, he suspects foul play. And it isn’t long before Lily stumbles on evidence that Sir Charles was, indeed, murdered. Mr. Page was there when Lily caught her first murderer, and he trusts her insight into the world of London’s upper class.

With the help of Captain Jack Hartley, they piece together the reasons that Sir Charles’s family might have wanted him dead. But anyone who might have profited from the old man’s death seems to have an alibi… until Lily receives a mysterious summons to speak with one of the Wyatts’ maids, only to find the young woman dead when she arrives. Mr. Page believes the surviving family members are hiding the key to the death of both Sir Charles and the maid. To uncover the truth, Lily must convince the father who doesn’t trust or respect her to help catch his friend’s killer before anyone else in the Wyatt household dies.

Smart, observant, and charming widow Lily Adler is back for a second installment of Katharine Schellman’s Regency mystery series, narrated in a lively voice by Henrietta Meire. Attempting to distance herself from her overbearing father, Lily befriends the new wife of his old friend Sir Charles Wyatt, only to have Sir Charles turn up dead under what Lily deems peculiar circumstances. When Bow Street Constable Simon Page fails to share her concerns, Lily and the dashing Navy Captain Hartley set out to investigate. There’s more than the usual Regency frippery here. Meire gives subtle vocal distinctions to a full cast of upper-crust and below-stairs characters. Her brisk clip keeps the action moving. S.G. � AudioFile