Hmm. Not sure how I feel about Celeste Connally's Regency mystery Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord (#1,209). The cover blurb promises "Bridgerton meets Agatha Christie". I can't tell whether or not the comparison to Bridgerton is fair or not, since I've neither read nor seen either series. As for Agatha Christie - not exactly in her league. It's easy to spot the ending well in advance.
The premise is that the lords in Lady Petra Forsythe's social circle are sharing the name of a gentleman who will, for a price, arrange for the troublesome women in the peer's life to be taken to an estate in the country "for her health". Most are never seen again, and some are rumored to have died. One of Lady Petra's friends has been removed thusly from London society when she succumbs to her depression. Based on overheard snippets at a ball, Lady Petra doubts very much that the story of her death is true, so she investigates, putting her directly in the crosshairs of the villain of the piece.
And of course she falls right into the trap set for her in her very own house, no less! And of course the handsome hunk comes to her rescue. But wait! The dangling thread about the cause of Lady Petra's fiance's death in a fall down stairs shortly before their wedding is used to cast doubt three years later on Lady Petra's childhood friend and new main squeeze. I guess there will be more, but I won't be reading any sequels. Sorry, Ms. Connally. I much prefer Georgette Heyer.
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