A Lesson in Murder
(A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery #7)
by Verity Bright

Autumn, 1921. Lady Eleanor Swift is invited to her old school, St Mary’s, as a guest speaker. Her favorite teacher, Mrs. Wadsworth, has asked that Eleanor talk about her intrepid travels around the globe – traveling the Silk Road by bicycle, crossing the Himalayas, and even befriending the Maharaja of India. But in the circumstances, perhaps it would have been a good idea to talk about her career as a daring detective…Because no sooner has Eleanor brushed up on her times tables then she is greeted by terrible news: Mrs. Wadsworth has been murdered. Eleanor is utterly devastated but she owes it to her dearest teacher to find out who killed her and why. So, alongside Gladstone the bulldog, it’s best paw forward to track down a villain.

But when the art teacher is also found dead, Eleanor is sure someone is trying to do away with the people who taught her everything. As Eleanor delves into possible motives, she discovers a clue in the most unlikely place: her mother’s old school diary. Does the route to the murderer lie within a secret passageway her mother uncovered? Can Eleanor nail the culprit in time or is the killer coming for her next?

A totally gripping and glamorous 1920s cozy! Fans of Agatha Christie, T.E. Kinsey, and Rhys Bowen are in for a treat.

My Rating:

 

Favorite Quotes:

 

The staffroom had the air of a space that had just been bustling with activity and was trying to catch its breath.

 

He ran a hand over his tousled mousy hair, which looked as if he had trimmed it himself in front of an inadequately lit mirror.

 

I really don’t know how you fit your colossal brain under your bowler hat. Surely, Mrs Butters must have needed to let the seams out?

  

My Review:

 

I continue with my love of the adorable Lady Swift and Clifford, her wizardly wise, ever-ready, and perfectly prepared butler. I will never tire of her humorous adventures and shenanigans or the smooth and engaging storytelling of the writing team known as Verity Bright. The storylines were colorfully detailed, pleasantly familiar, cleverly plotted, wryly amusing, and with, as usual, the culprit and motives being 100% unpredictable until the very last chapter.