Murder at the Brightwell
- 352 stránek
- 13 hodin čtení
A delicious mystery in which murder invades polite society and romance springs in unexpected places.
Tato série vás zavede do světa bohaté mladé ženy, která žije v Anglii 30. let 20. století. Kromě řešení manželských neshod se tato bystrá amatérská detektivka ocitá uprostřed napínavých vražedných záhad. Děj se odehrává v luxusních prostředích horní společnosti, kde se podezřelé okolnosti a komplikované vztahy prolínají s každým případem.






A delicious mystery in which murder invades polite society and romance springs in unexpected places.
Amory Ames is looking forward to a reconnecting with reformed playboy husband Milo, yet she agrees to help lay a trap to catch the culprit at a lavish masked ball. When one of the illustrious party guests is murdered, Amory is pulled back into the world of detection, enlisted by old ally Detective Inspector Jones.
February 1933. Receiving a mysterious summons from her cousin Laurel, Amory Ames and her playboy husband Milo, set off for the Lyonsgate estate post- haste. Mystery lingers and Amory is sure that the notorious Isobel Van Allen stands at the centre of it.
When Milo Ames receives a troubling letter from his childhood nanny, he and Amory travel to Paris where they are soon embroiled in a mystery surrounding the death of a famous parfumier. When secrets unfold and things take a dangerous turn, Amory and Milo must uncover the essence of the matter and catch a killer before the scent goes cold.
When old friends Gerard Holloway and his wife invite Amory Ames and her husband Milo to the dress rehearsal of Gerard's new play, Amory readily accepts. But she is shocked to learn that he has cast his mistress Flora in the lead role. Furthermore, Flora has been receiving threatening letters, and he needs their help in finding the sender.
Amory Ames is excited to be bridesmaid at her friend's New York wedding. But when a guest is found dead, Amory and husband Milo are drawn into New York's criminal underworld as they search for the killer.
With her husband away on business, Amory Ames is alone at her country house Thornecrest, preparing for the arrival of their baby. When a woman appears also claiming to be Milo's wife, Amory is sure there must be a mistake, but with secret identities, whirlwind romances, and a murder, suddenly events are spiralling out of control.