A Lady's Guide to Gossip and Murder (#853) is the second entry in Dianne Freeman's Countess of Harleigh mystery series.
Frances Wynn is one of the American Dollar Princesses, married into the British aristocracy for her money and then ignored by her husband after the briefest of honeymoons. Her husband is now dead, so Lady Harleigh is free to enjoy London in her own house with her daughter Rose and an endless stream of company.
Life is a whirl of activities with her sister Lily on the verge of an engagement, Lily's friend Lottie dropped off with Frances by her scandalous mother on her way to Paris. While her Aunt Hetty, a financial wizard, has taken over the library and is busy straightening out the financial muddle of Frances' brother-in-law Graham. Meetings with handsome neighbor George Hazleton whose mysterious work for the government always seem to manage to involve her assistance. That proves to be especially true when a friend, Mary Archer, is found murdered in her own home and Frances' cousin Charles Evingdon is a person of interest to the police in the matter. What could Mary have been doing that led to her death?
It's all light and frothy fun here, with more than a hint of romance all around. It's a most diverting tale.
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