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  • Published: 24 October 2023
  • ISBN: 9781639104321
  • Imprint: Crooked Lane Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $69.99

Murder at Midnight



Perfect for fans of Deanna Raybourn and Ashley Weaver, when a body is found shot to death after an unexpected snowstorm, Lily Adler quickly realizes that some people will stop at nothing to bury their secrets.

Perfect for fans of Deanna Raybourn and Ashley Weaver, when a body is found shot to death after an unexpected snowstorm, Lily Adler quickly realizes that some people will stop at nothing to bury their secrets.

Regency widow Lily Adler is looking forward to a quiet Christmastide away from the schemes and secrets she witnessed daily in London. Not only will she be visiting the family of her late husband; she will be reunited with Captain Jack Hartley, her friend and confidante, finally returned after a long voyage at sea.

But secrets aren’t only found in London. Jack’s younger sister, Amelia, is the center of neighborhood scandal and gossip. She refuses to tell anyone what really happened, even when an unexpected snowstorm strands the neighborhood families together after a Christmas ball. Stuck until the snow stops, the Adlers, Hartleys, and their neighbors settle in for the night, only to be awakened in the morning by the scream of a maid who has just discovered a dead body.

The victim was the well-to-do son of a local gentleman—the same man whose name has become so scandalously linked to Amelia’s.

With the snow still falling and no way to come or go, it’s clear that someone in the house was responsible for the young man’s death. When suspicion instantly falls on Jack’s sister, he and Lily must unmask the true culprit before Amelia is convicted of a crime she didn’t commit.

  • Published: 24 October 2023
  • ISBN: 9781639104321
  • Imprint: Crooked Lane Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $69.99

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Praise for Murder at Midnight

Praise for the Lily Adler Mysteries:
“The fast-paced, engrossing story has a climactic confrontation worthy of Rex Stout or Agatha Christie.”
Library Journal, starred review

“If you need a truly enjoyable start to a new historical murder mystery series, this is your book.”
—BookRiot, Unusual Suspects Newsletter

“Fast-paced, expertly researched, and intricately plotted.”
—Alex Grecian, New York Times bestselling author