The Body in the Garden by Katharine Schellman

Now, Lily will have to uncover the truth, before she becomes the murderer’s next target. Secrets that they would kill to keep hidden.

These days, she writes the Lily Adler Mysteries (Crooked Lane Books) and the Nightingale Mysteries (Minotaur/St. The unlikely team tries to conceal their investigation behind the whirl of London’s social season, but the dead man knew secrets about people with power. Katharine Schellman is a former actor and one-time political consultant. Stunned and confused, Lily realizes she’s the only one with the key to catching the killer.Īided by a roguish navy captain and a mysterious heiress from the West Indies, Lily sets out to discover whether her friend’s husband is mixed up in blackmail and murder. Though newly-widowed Lily Adler is returning to a society that frowns on independent women, she is determined to create a meaningful life for. Lily overheard the man just minutes before he was shot: young, desperate, and attempting blackmail. But she’s willing to leave the matter to the local constables-until Lord Walter bribes the investigating magistrate to drop the case. What she doesn’t expect is the dead body in Lady Walter’s garden. At a ball thrown by her oldest friend, Lady Walter, she expects the scandal, gossip, and secrets. Her debut novel, The Body in the Garden, was one of Suspense Magazines Best Books of 2020 and led to her being named one of BookPages 16 Women to Watch in 2020.

She’s no stranger to the glittering world of London’s upper crust. Katharine Schellman is the author of the Lily Adler Mysteries and the forthcoming Nightingale Mysteries. Though newly-widowed Lily Adler is returning to a society that frowns on independent women, she is determined to create a meaningful life for herself even without a husband. London, 1815. Though newly-widowed Lily Adler is returning to a society that frowns on independent women, she is determined to create a meaningful life for herself even without a husband. : Perfect for fans of Tasha Alexander and Rhys Bowen, Katharine Schellman's debut novel is sure to delight.

The Body in the Garden by Katharine Schellman