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A missing author and a sleepy English village rife with secrets . . .
September, 1923. Despite closing her first case, high society lady detective Olive Belgrave hasn't found a new client. She's taken a job as a hat model to pay for her poky boarding house room. But then a job offer comes her way—make discreet inquiries about a famous author who's disappeared.
Olive travels to the English countryside to hunt
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Une riche demeure londonienne, la malédiction d'une momie . . .
. . . et une lady détective culottée. Nous sommes en octobre 1923 et Olive Belgrave a une nouvelle affaire. Sa cliente, Lady Agnes, ne croit pas aux malédictions. Elle engage Olive pour prouver que son oncle égyptologue n'a pas succombé à une momie maléfique. Olive mène l'enquête et découvre que la vérité est bien pire : c'est un meurtre.
Pourra-t-elle prouver que la malédiction...
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Top hats and tailcoats. Mink and Assassination. . . November 1923. This invitation to a private party on the grounds of Parkview Hall is a welcome break for Olive Belgrave, a young woman who had only recently entered the aristocracy and was soon to become the official investigator of all the thorny problems of high society. But a tragic event comes to disturb this sumptuous party and Peter, Olive's cousin, finds himself suspect number one. Olive will...
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An opulent London townhouse, a mummy curse . . .
. . . and a plucky lady detective. It's October, 1923, and Olive Belgrave has a new case. Her client, Lady Agnes doesn't believe in curses, and she hires Olive to prove her Egyptologist uncle wasn't the victim of a malevolent mummy. Olive investigates and discovers the truth is much worse-it's murder.
Can Olive debunk the curse and reveal the true culprit before the supposed curse claims another...
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Top hats and tails. Mink and murder...
November, 1923. An invitation to a house party at the estate of Parkview Hall is a welcome respite for Olive Belgrave, a newly minted working girl who's become the solver of high society's trickiest problems.
But when the sumptuous black tie event turns deadly, Olive's cousin Peter becomes the main suspect. Olive must unmask a sophisticated killer before an innocent man takes the blame... because murder...
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Chasses au trésor de minuit, fêtes costumées, et meurtre au sang bleu . . . Novembre 1923. Gigi, une ancienne camarade d'école d'Olive, l'invite à Londres. Elle va découvrir que la grand-mère un peu foldingue de la jeune femme se sent menacée… ou du moins, c'est ce qu'elle lui a dit. Olive a la surprise de rencontrer une douairière aux idées très claires. La matriarche vive et autoritaire refuse d'avouer ses inquiétudes et renvoie la...
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A murder in high society. A brilliant lady detective. Will she be able to unmask the killer before an innocent takes the blame? London, 1923. Olive Belgrave needs a job. Despite her aristocratic upbringing, she is penniless. Determined to gain her independence, she jumps at the chance when she is offered an atypical job: investigating her cousin's fiancé, Alfred. Alfred appeared in London's high society, but is very vague about his background. Before...
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A cold-blooded killer lurks in the luxurious winter wonderland of St. Moritz . . . Switzerland, 1924. Lady sleuth Olive Belgrave is set to enjoy a holiday of ice-skating and snowshoeing in the glamorous alpine setting of St. Moritz, but her plans are rudely interrupted when an unfortunate accident takes place. It quickly becomes clear that the tragic event was a carefully concealed murder. Olive isn't one to shy away from a challenge, and with her...
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A snowbound country mansion, a missing butler, and a Christmas case . . .
Olive and Jasper have never been closer-except in one area. Jasper is still reticent about his frequent disappearances from polite society. With the holidays approaching and no paying client on the books, Olive decides to shadow Jasper when he's unexpectedly called away. Her search brings her to Holly Hill Lodge where an eclectic group has gathered to celebrate an old-fashioned...
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A missing author and a peaceful English village full of secrets. . . September 1923. After solving her first case, socialite detective Olive Belgrave has found no new clients. So she accepted a job as a hat model in order to pay for her tiny room in a boarding house. It is then that he is offered a new mission: to discreetly investigate the disappearance of a famous writer. Olive travels through the English countryside in search of the missing detective...
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South Regent Mansions has all the modern conveniences . . . including murder London, February, 1924. Discreet sleuth for the high society set, Olive Belgrave is delighted with her new flat at South Regent Mansions where she's made several friends, including the modern career woman, Minerva, who draws a popular cartoon about a flapper for a London newspaper.But then Minerva comes to Olive for help after catching a glimpse of a disturbing sight-a dead...
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A high society murder. A spirited lady, detective. Can she out-class the killer before an innocent person takes the fall?
London, 1923. Olive Belgrave needs a job. Despite her aristocratic upbringing, she's penniless. Determined to support herself, she jumps at an unconventional job looking into the background of her cousin's fiancé, Alfred.
Alfred burst into the upper crust world of London's high society, but his answers to questions about his...
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Midnight treasure hunts, fancy-dress parties, and a blue-blooded murder . . .
November, 1923. Olive's school chum, Gigi, invites Olive to London because Gigi's dotty grandmother fears for her life-or so she's said to Gigi. However Olive is surprised to find that the dowager is far from muddled. The sharp and imperious matriarch refuses to admit to her worries and sends Olive on her way.
Without a client or case, Olive is swept into the glittering...
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