> Skip to content
  • Published: 1 August 2016
  • ISBN: 9780425281246
  • Imprint: Berkley
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 336
  • RRP: $19.99

A Study in Death



Scotland, 1831. Lady Kiera Darby is thrilled to have found both an investigative partner and a fiancé in Sebastian Gage. But with her well-meaning sister planning on making their wedding the event of the season, Kiera could use a respite from the impending madness.

After she's commissioned to paint the portrait of Lady Drummond, Kiera is shocked to find her client prostrate on the floor. Both a physician and Lord Drummond appear satisfied to rule her death natural, but Kiera is convinced that poison is the real culprit.

Now, armed only with her knowledge of the macabre and her convictions, Kiera intends to discover the truth--no matter what, or who, stands in her way...

From the national bestselling author of A Brush with Shadows comes a riveting historical mystery featuring a most “unusual and romantic”* female sleuth—Lady Kiera Darby.
 
Scotland, 1831. Lady Kiera Darby is thrilled to have found both an investigative partner and a fiancé in Sebastian Gage. But with her well-meaning sister planning on making their wedding the event of the season, Kiera could use a respite from the impending madness.
 
After she’s commissioned to paint the portrait of Lady Drummond, Kiera is shocked to find her client prostrate on the floor. Both a physician and Lord Drummond appear satisfied to rule her death natural, but Kiera is convinced that poison is the real culprit.
 
Now, armed only with her knowledge of the macabre and her convictions, Kiera intends to discover the truth—no matter what, or who, stands in her way…

*Judith Rock

  • Published: 1 August 2016
  • ISBN: 9780425281246
  • Imprint: Berkley
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 336
  • RRP: $19.99

Also by Anna Lee Huber

See all

Praise for A Study in Death

Praise for the Lady Darby Mysteries

"[A] fascinating heroine...a thoroughly enjoyable read!"--Victoria Thompson, national bestselling author

"Riveting...a book you won't want to put down."--Deanna Raybourn, New York Times bestselling author

"[A] history mystery in fine Victorian style!"--Julia Spencer-Fleming, New York Times bestselling author