Publisher's Synopsis
MURDER AT MORLAND MANOR, Book 1 in Marilyn Clay's Regency-set Cozy Mystery Series, features young and innocent Juliette Abbott, a Regency miss who, having lost her position as companion to a titled London lady, agrees to serve as lady's maid to one of several young ladies invited to Morland Manor in the hope of catching the eye of the wealthy Morland heir. But nothing at the house party goes as planned and suddenly Juliette finds herself the number one suspect in a shocking murder! She soon realizes the only way to climb out of the muddle is to solve the mystery herself, otherwise she'll lose this position with a new gewgaw around her neck, one made of rope!
"A fine Regency mystery brimming with suspense and intrigue, surprising twists and turns, and seasoned with just a hint of romance. Witty and outspoken Juliette Abbott is a first-rate, fast-thinking young sleuth! Very well-done, indeed!" - Regency Mystery Reviews. MURDER AT MORLAND MANOR is a clean, wholesome, and traditional Regency mystery, suitable for teen readers; as are all of Marilyn Clay's Regency-set historical and Regency romance novels. All ten titles in Marilyn Clay's JULIETTE ABBOTT REGENCY MYSTERY SERIES are available from most online booksellers in both print and Ebook, as well as in audio from Google Books. Each story can be read as a stand-alone, but to begin with the first book in the series is recommended. Previous titles in the JULIETTE ABBOTT REGENCY MYSTERY SERIES (in order) include MURDER AT MORLAND MANOR, MURDER IN MAYFAIR, MURDER IN MARGATE, MURDER AT MEDLEY PARK, MURDER IN MIDDLEWYCH, MURDER IN MAIDSTONE, MURDER AT MONTFORD HALL, MURDER ON MARSH LANE, MURDER IN MARTINDALE and MURDER AT MARLEY CHASE. Watch for Book 11 in this series, MURDER IN THE MERRYTON MEWS, coming in late 2024. Others of MARILYN CLAY's published books include historical romantic suspense novels set in the New World in the early 1600s. DANGEROUS DECEPTIONS: A Colonial Jamestown Novel was originally released in hardcover from Five Star Gale. Catherine Parke travels to the New World in search of her betrothed, but what she finds in Jamestown is not at all what she expects. SECRETS AND LIES, also originally published in hardcover and recently re-released in paperback as A PETTICOAT AND LAMBSKIN GLOVES, features some of the same characters who appear in DANGEROUS DECEPTIONS. The inspirational story of four young English girls who travel to the New World on a Bride Ship, all in search of love, a new life and the adventure of a lifetime. What they find instead is that someone in Jamestown wants one, or all of them, dead! BETSY ROSS: ACCIDENTAL SPY from Mayfair Mysteries is the only novel ever published that features American icon Betsy Ross as the heroine. Set in 1776 Philadelphia, Quaker Betsy Ross is determined to uncover who killed her beloved husband John Ross, but will she lose her own life, or the lives of those she holds dear, in the process? Available in print and ebook from Amazon. STALKING A KILLER, a contemporary murder mystery by Marilyn Clay was originally published by Mayfair Mysteries. Aspiring PI Amanda Mason's first case to solve is a murder charge against her own father. But, can she trust the handsome man who agrees to help her? STALKING A KILLER will keep readers on edge wondering what will happen next. Available in print and ebook from Amazon. All of Marilyn Clay's non-fiction titles, 18th and 19th ENGLISH WOMEN AT SEA, A HISTORY OF THE WATER CLOSET and three books on REGENCY PERIOD FURNITURE, as well as several of her Regency Romances have attained Best-Seller status on Amazon.
