A Lady Marmalade Mystery Series

Lady Marmalade is invited to a lecture that Mahatma Gandhi is giving at Abbot House where all proceeds are going to the children's orphanage located there. What she ins't expecting is to be the witness to a murder of one of Gandhi's closest allies. The problem is, she didn't exactly see who did it, but she's determined to corral the murderer and to see justice served. This murder could turn into a blight upon the already strained relations between Britain and India while the Round Table Conference continues. To make matters worse, the list of suspects is long, and just as she starts to narrow in on the culprit another murder takes place that appears to be related. Could there be more than one sinister criminal now at large?

It's 1942 and the war still rages on. Lady Marmalade is staying in London against the advice of her son and her butler. It's to dangerous with Germany's ongoing air raids, but she won't have it any other way. And that's a good thing to, for a neighbor, Ms. Margaret Hollingsberry needs Lady Marmalade's help. She's been getting these awfully upsetting letters that promise vengeance for the sins of the father. But time is running out. Lady Marmalade has less than a week to discover the true identity of the letter writer and to save Ms. Hollingsberry's life. But to do so, she'll have to uncover some dark secrets about Ms. Hollingsberry's upbringing and those closest to her.

Beggar's Pardon is the first novel length Lady Marmalade Mystery. Lady Marmalade is traveling up to Puddle's End to visit an old school friend, Florence Hudnall. She's heading up to share her famous marmalade recipe with her and to enjoy some much relaxed time. While in Puddle's End, Lady Marmalade and Florence are invited to one of Florence's friend's home for dinner. Ginnie Forsyth is a sweet and caring woman, with a big heart and  kind spirit. So it comes as a terrible shock when Ginnie is found murdered in her greenhouse the very next day. And to make matters worse, just as Lady Marmalade is about to solve Ginnie's murder, her philandering cad of a husband Jack is found dead late at night at the Liverpool docks. Could the two murders be related? Join Lady Marmalade as she tries to solve both murders while battling the arrogant incompetence of the local constabulary, while trying to unravel the mess of the Forsyth's lives. From stolen gold, opium dens and dark secrets, comes a tale of astonishing intrigue the likes of which Lady Marmalade has never before encountered.

Frances is taking her dear friend, Florence Hudnall on a four week holiday through Egypt to explore the ancient secrets that she holds. It has been a life long dream of hers. But when they arrive in Cairo things start to go terribly wrong. Albert and Abigail are bickering over returning stolen treasures, and the rest of the guests are not all that they seem to be. One murder might be explained by the curse of the pharaohs, but when two more bodies turn up dead, there can only be one reason. There is a murderer amongst the guests on the boat sailed by Thoth Tours. From the secret chambers and stolen treasures of the Pyramid of Menkaure to the lies and deceits of selfish men and women, watch Lady Marmalade fight dessert heat and family bickering to uncover the truth of the Egyptian murderer amongst their midst.

The 1920s in the UK and the USA were tough for many. There was prohibition in the States. And of course with the Great Depression a fella couldn't drink his sorrows away. That left murder as consolation. But for the Woolsack, the United Kingdom's Speaker of the House, life couldn't be better. A beautiful wife, arguably the most powerful position in politics next to the Prime Minister, and a side business supplying the Americans illicit liquor. Life couldn't get any better. Until it was taken from him suddenly. A young Constable Pearce and Inspector Husher need Lady Marmalade's help in solving this highly political murder quickly. From the docks of New York to the seat of British political power and the posh enclave of The Barons Avenue, not everything in politics, power and prestige is as enviable as it seems.

In 1946 Lady Marmalade is visiting her friend Flo in Puddle's End for some much needed rest after the chaos of the Second World War. Florence has other ideas and encourages Lady Marmalade to help her solve an unsolved murder of the church Deacon from 1929. But as they unravel the thread of this murder it leads them to some unsavory discoveries about current day Puddle's End. The idyllic hamlet is hiding some dark secrets. And it would appear that somebody wants those secrets to remain uncovered. The further Lady Marmalade and Flo dig into the past the more murders pop up in the present. The priest and the church administrator soon end up dead. But what could tie a murder from 17 years ago with the murder of a man of God in 1946? Francis will find out with the help of Scotland Yard and the digging up of dark secrets from a quaint and quiet English country village.

Three seemingly disparate events might have a connection and it'll be up to Frances, Great Britain's best female sleuth to solve that riddle.   In 1910 a botched burglary of a jewelry store in East London leads to the Houndsditch Murders. A group of Eastern European anarchists headed by a George Gardstein are caught as they're just about to break into the jewelry store. In the milieu that follows, three British bobbies are murdered as the gang of anarchists escape. The Siege of Sidney Street is the government's crackdown and rounding up of most of these ne'er-do-wells.   But not all of the gang are captured. Some escape and a few years later, in July of 1914 the Archduke Ferdinand is murdered, starting the First World War. Some believe these anarchists played a role.   As Lord and Lady Marmalade are invited up to Balmoral Castle by King George V for a meeting to discuss the war efforts, the King is found poisoned shortly after dinner on their last night there. Colonel Trenchard, a military man, is arrested but Frances is not sure he did it.   Can Frances put the puzzle together and identify the real killer, in time to save the Colonel from the gallows?

Frances is involved in her very first case as a young woman of 17. At the turn of the twentieth century, Mr. Chamberlain's housekeeper, Mrs. Buckham, at his London home is charged and convicted of murdering his personal secretary, Mr. Sefton.   In her final year at St. Mary's all girls shool, Frances, with her best friend Florence, is reading The Observer at a tea room and learning about the miscarriage of justice and the lazy police work that led to Mrs. Buckham's conviction.   Frances would like to know why no strychnine was found at either Mr. Chamberlain's home or at Mrs. Buckham's personal residence either. The motive appears weak too. Mrs. Buckham was found to have murdered Mr. Sefton to protect her daughter's honor. But is Mrs. Buckham cut from a killer's cloth? Frances doesn't think so.   From the halls of the Palace of Westminster to the South African Boer War and Irish Home Rule, there are suspects seemingly under every nook and cranny. But will Scotland Yard be interested in the findings of an amateur sleuth, a young women, just finished secondary school?

In the middle of the war in 1942 Bletchley Park is making some great gains in decrypting German messages. But one MI5 agent thinks that there are German spies on British soil who are trying to steal information to undermine BP's success.   In the Lake District, Lady Marmalade is called to a murder. A young woman died on a farmer's field the morning after she rented a room from him. Her dying deed was to thrust a crumpled note into his hand for delivery to Lady Marmalade. But the note makes no sense and Lady Marmalade has never seen this woman before.   Close to Bletchley Park another young woman is found murdered. She was strangled to death and she worked at BP. She had a son at Rugby School she visited twice in two months. Is her son now in danger? Does he know something of her murder?    From decrypted German messages and spies, through the infighting of MI5 and MI6, Lady Marmalade is tasked not only with uncovering the murder of three seemingly unrelated deaths, but to save her own life in the process.

This 4 story pack contains the first 4 Lady Marmalade short stories: Poisoned Heart: Lady Marmalade's first mystery. Visiting some friends, Lordy and Lady Appleby turns out to be a dangerous affair. For the kitchen maid at least, who ends up dead. How did she die and who would want to kill her is up to Lady Marmalade and Inspector Devlin Pearce to determine. Making their work even harder are the five suspects who all had reason to kill her. The Lord of the manner who was having an affair with her. The Lady who was upset at her cheating husband. Her bastard son, her low life of an ex-husband or the butler who she had spurned. One of them did it, though they all might have wanted to. In the lineage of Agatha Christie, this cozy mystery is set in the late 1940s. Loose Lips: It's just after the end of the Second World War and Lady Marmalade is looking forward to a nice relaxing holiday in Hightown. The war has been terribly stressful on everyone and Lady Marmalade's good friends, Harry and Genevieve Appleback have invited her over for some much needed R n' R and Irish Sea air. But what should have been a relaxing holiday turns out to be a workout for Lady Marmalade's little gray cells. Nana (Maude) Bloomfield, an heir to the Bloomfield Confectioner's dwindling fortune is found murdered in her study. There are a vast assortment of culprits, like there are an assortment of Bloomfield Confectioner's sweets. And to further complicate matters, someone's being pilfering not the Bloomfield Confectioner's sweets, but its profits. Heartless: Heartless is Lady Marmalade's third mystery. Lady Marmalade is taking the Flying Scotchman up to York. She needs to attend to some financial affairs related to the estate of her deceased husband, Eric. It is a time of reflection and Lady Marmalade is eager to get onto the train and away from the cacophony of the train station. However, the train will not offer the respite she requires. During dinner on the trip to York, Major Jasper Moss is murdered. He wasn't a nice man, but he didn't deserve to be killed. In the short time before the train makes it to York, does Lady Marmalade have the time to determine who amongst the five dinner guests killed him? Captain Houghton has motive, he served under the Major in the second war. Winnie Smith has motive too as does the Major's own daughter, Ethel who has accompanied him on this trip. Evan Cross, the waiter has a dark secret that gives him grounds for murder and Mr. Lewis Bryan had a business deal go bad with the Major that gives him incentive too. Misery's Company: Misery's Company is Lady Marmalade's fourth mystery. In Misery's Company, Lady Marmalade is having a few guests over for dinner and company at her 'cottage' called Avalon at Ambleside in the picturesque Lake District. Sir Anthony Gibbons is a teller of engaging tall tales. A retired surgeon who was a friend to both Lady Marmalade and her husband Eric, Sir Tony regales the dinner guests with a true story of a murder most foul in Australia. Lady Marmalade's good friend Jane Howard is one of the guests as is the businessman Ellis Hutchinson and his wife Lily. Sir Tony tells the tale of the murder of Melissa Kay, wife to Roger and mother to James. At a dinner much like Lady Marmalade is hosting for her guests, Melissa is poisoned by someone who dined with her that fateful night. Not only was Melissa's husband and son there, but her good friend Laura Lynch and her sister Ellie were enjoying the meal too.

Lady Marmalade's first mystery. Visiting some friends, Lordy and Lady Appleby turns out to be a dangerous affair. For the kitchen maid at least, who ends up dead. How did she die and who would want to kill her is up to Lady Marmalade and Inspector Devlin Pearce to determine. Making their work even harder are the five suspects who all had reason to kill her. The Lord of the manner who was having an affair with her. The Lady who was upset at her cheating husband. Her bastard son, her low life of an ex-husband or the butler who she had spurned. One of them did it, though they all might have wanted to. In the lineage of Agatha Christie, this cozy mystery is set in the late 1940s.

In Misery's Company, Lady Marmalade is having a few guests over for dinner and company at her 'cottage' called Avalon at Ambleside in the picturesque Lake District. Sir Anthony Gibbons is a teller of engaging tall tales. A retired surgeon who was friend to both Lady Marmalade and her husband Eric, Sir Tony regales the dinner guests with a true story of a murder most foul in Australia. Lady Marmalade's good friend Jane Howard is one of the guests as is the businessman Ellis Hutchinson and his wife Lily. Sir Tony tells the tale of the murder of Melissa Kay, wife to Roger and mother to James.  At a dinner much like Lady Marmalade is hosting for her guests, Melissa is poisoned by someone who dined with her that fateful night. Not only was Melissa's husband and son there, but her good friend Laura Lynch and her sister Ellie were enjoying the meal too. The question on everyone's mind, is whether or not Lady Marmalade can be outfoxed and if anyone else can determine the real killer in Sir Tony's tale before she does.

Lady Marmalade's second mystery. It's just after the end of the Second World War and Lady Marmalade is looking forward to a nice relaxing holiday in Hightown. The war has been terribly stressful on everyone and Lady Marmalade's good friends, Harry and Genevieve Appleback have invited her over for some much needed R n' R and Irish Sea air. But what should have been a relaxing holiday turns out to be a workout for Lady Marmalade's little gray cells. Nana (Maude) Bloomfield, an heir to the Bloomfield Confectioner's dwindling fortune is found murdered in her study. There are a vast assortment of culprits, like there are an assortment of Bloomfield Confectioner's sweets. Her husband Ambrose is having an affair with Nana's oldest friend, Agnes Bennett. Both of them now benefit with Nana out of the way. But what about Owen Bloomfield, Ambrose's brother. He clearly didn't care for Nana's involvement in the business. And Rufina Pritchard, Nana's stepdaughter is here from Australia looking for work, which Nana can't offer. Neither can Nana increase her son's stipend. Jasper Bloomfield, the son, is none too happy about that. And to further complicate matters, someone's being pilfering not the Bloomfield Confectioner's sweets, but its profits.

Lady Marmalade Cozy Murder Mysteries: Box Set (Books 1 - 3) Now you can grab the 1st 3 Lady Marmalade cozy mysteries in one Box Set! Beggar’s Pardon: In Puddle’s End a kind hearted woman ends up dead the night after hosting Lady Marmalade. Her husband is the obvious suspect. But when he ends up dead as well it’s up to Lady Marmalade to solve this cozy puzzle. Sins of the Father: Upsetting letters keep arriving for a neighbor of Lady Marmalades. They threaten vengeance for the sins of the father. When the neighbor ends up dead it’s up to Lady Marmalade to bring the murder to justice while dodging the blitzkrieg in London.  Gandhi’s Sorrow: During a lecture by Gandhi, one of his closest colleagues is murdered. Lady Marmalade is there but didn’t see it. Indo-British relationships are strained as it is and if this murder isn’t solves it’s only going to get worse.

Heartless is Lady Marmalade's third mystery. Lady Marmalade is taking the Flying Scotchman up to York. She needs to attend to some financial affairs related to the estate of her deceased husband, Eric. It is a time of reflection and Lady Marmalade is eager to get onto the train and away from the cacophony of the train station. However, the train will not offer the respite she requires. During dinner on the trip to York, Major Jasper Moss is murdered. He wasn't a nice man, but he didn't deserve to be killed. In the short time before the train makes it to York, does Lady Marmalade have the time to determine who amongst the five dinner guests killed him? Captain Houghton has motive, he served under the Major in the second war. Winnie Smith has motive too as does the Major's own daughter, Ethel who has accompanied him on this trip. Evan Cross, the waiter has a dark secret that gives him grounds for murder and Mr. Lewis Bryan had a business deal go bad with the Major that gives him incentive too. Five motives, five possible killers and one little old lady to figure it all out before they get to York and the killer escapes into the dark of night.