The Riddle of the Roses
(2026)(The eighth book in the Silver and Grey series)
A novel by Mary Lancaster
Who left flowers for the dead?
When the mysterious Sebastian Kellar asks Constance and Solomon to investigate the tragic death of brilliant young opera singer, Caterina di Ripoli, they can find nothing untoward at the scene – except the presence of red roses that had not been there the night before she died. What they find more suspicious is Kellar’s insistence that they keep looking.
As Caterina’s tangled personal life becomes clearer, Constance and Solomon are drawn deeper into the mystery. If there truly was a murder, then they have three suspects, Caterina’s husband, her lover, and Kellar himself, whose past has touched not only Caterina, but Constance’s disreputable and maddening mother, Juliet.
All Constance’s protective instincts are aroused. But each of the three men have motive and opportunity, and making a mistake could be deadly…
Tropes You Love:
When the mysterious Sebastian Kellar asks Constance and Solomon to investigate the tragic death of brilliant young opera singer, Caterina di Ripoli, they can find nothing untoward at the scene – except the presence of red roses that had not been there the night before she died. What they find more suspicious is Kellar’s insistence that they keep looking.
As Caterina’s tangled personal life becomes clearer, Constance and Solomon are drawn deeper into the mystery. If there truly was a murder, then they have three suspects, Caterina’s husband, her lover, and Kellar himself, whose past has touched not only Caterina, but Constance’s disreputable and maddening mother, Juliet.
All Constance’s protective instincts are aroused. But each of the three men have motive and opportunity, and making a mistake could be deadly…
Tropes You Love:
- Victorian era mystery
Amateur sleuth duo
Romantic partners solving crime
Protective heroine
Dangerous secrets from the past
Family scandal
Morally gray suspect
Slow-burn romance
Murder among high society
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Silver and Grey Series
Book 1 - Murder in Moonlight
Book 2 - Evidence of Evil
Book 3 - Ghost in the Garden
Book 4 - The Trick of the Treasure
Book 5 - Word of the Wicked
Book 6 – Vengeance in Venice
Book 7 – Death on the Doorstep
Book 8 – The Riddle of the Roses
Book 9 – Corpse in the Canal
Genre: Historical Romance