A Quiet Life in the Country (A Lady Hardcastle Mystery)
"Lady Emily Hardcastle is an eccentric widow with a secret past. Florence Armstrong, her maid and confidante, is an expert in martial arts. The year is 1908 and they've just moved from London to the country, hoping for a quiet life. But it is not long before Lady Hardcastle is forced out of her self-imposed retirement. There's a dead body in the woods, and the police are on the wrong scent. Lady Hardcastle makes some enquiries of her own, and it seems she knows a surprising amount about crime investigation. As Lady Hardcastle and Flo delve deeper into rural rivalries and resentment, they uncover a web of intrigue that extends far beyond the village. With almost no one free from suspicion, they can be certain of only one fact: there is no such thing as a quiet life in the country."--Page 4 of cover.
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I learned about this mystery series from listening to the podcast He Read She Read. The audiobook is wonderful. It's a fun, fast, delightful story with spunky female protagonists during a very patriarchal period of time. Lady Hardcastle and her "servant" Armstrong make a funtastic team!
This was a fun murder mystery set during the early 20th century. I found the dialogue and interaction between Lady Emily Hardcastle and her lady’s maid Flo Armstrong to be engaging and witty. Their bright and sarcastic encounters were delightful. I shall be hunting down more of the books in this series.
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