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Grave Matter by Anna Lee Huber,
2014, Berkley Prime Crime, $16.00, softbound, 421 pages. Cover:
excellent. But we thought she was supposed to have dark hair.
Category/Genre: historical mystery. Where we got it: publisher. Where
you can get it: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Books-A-Million.
The
third in the Lady Darby mysteries, this book takes place two months
after the events of the previous book. Lady Kiera Darby is still
reeling from the loss of a dear friend and finds herself attending –
rather unwillingly – the annual Hogmany Ball with her older
brother, Trevor.
The
festivities are ended when news of a murder comes: the family
caretaker, Dodd, was shot and killed, and a body is missing from the
family plot at the abby. Because the town doctor is inebriated, Kiera
– who has experience with dead bodies and investigations – is
asked to view Dodd's body and shed whatever light she can.
She
is also soon asked to contact Sebastian Gage, a gentleman
investigator, and ask that he come to solve the mystery and retrieve
the missing bones. Kiera agrees to this somewhat reluctantly; she and
Gage have a past, and she's still not certain of her feelings on the
matter – or of his feelings for her, for that matter.
Nonetheless,
the investigation and Gage's company combine to draw her out of her
dark mood. Soon she is painting again, a talent which has of late
eluded her. And sooner than she expects, she has an answer to how
Gage feels about her.
The
mystery of the body snatching, however, is not so easy. Though the
team gather clues, nothing seems to lead them anywhere. Could it be
that these body snatchers are just too clever to be caught?
Once
again, Anna Lee Huber has woven together an intriguing plot and
Scottish history and culture.
Note:
mild
language.
If
you like this one, try: The
Anatomist's Wife, by
Anna Lee Huber; Mortal
Arts, by
Anna Lee Huber; Some
Danger Involved, by
Will Thomas.
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