Publisher's Synopsis
MURDER IN MARGATE is Book 3 in Marilyn Clay's Regency-set Cozy Mystery Series features clever, young Regency sleuth, Miss Juliette Abbott.
What begins as a relaxing holiday in Margate for Juliette turns into an anxiety-riddled nightmare! Once Juliette and her longtime friend Miss Cathleen Haworth are settled in the picturesque seaside village, things go vastly awry when the younger sister of Juliette's new friend in Margate goes missing and Juliette finds the girl's abigail dead on a ledge below a cliff! As she searches for clues to the killer's identity, and the missing girl, yet another young lady is found murdered!Just when Juliette believes she can prove who the guilty party is, she instead finds herself squarely in the cross-hairs of a Kentish smuggling ring who have vowed to dispatch her to the bottom of the sea! Can Miss Abbott find a way out of this confusing puzzle, or is she destined to become yet one more murder in Margate? "A witty, intriguing story that drew me in and kept me turning pages to see what happened next. Miss Juliette Abbott once again proves she is as clever as she is charming. I loved the surprise twist at the end and how the author tied everything in with a real-life mystery in Margate." . . . Reviewer, Anna Wilson Titles in this series 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, MURDER AT MARLEY CHASE, and coming in late 2024, MURDER IN THE MERRYTON MEWS! In the tradition of Georgette Heyer, Stephanie Barron, and Carola Dunn, Marilyn Clay's Regency mystery novels are clean and wholesome, with no graphic scenes, violence or offensive language. Best-selling author MARILYN CLAY's Regency romances were all originally published in print and are now available as ebooks, and in audio from Google. The Wrong Miss Fairfax, Felicity's Folly, Bewitching Lord Winterton, Miss Darby's Debut, Miss Eliza's Gentleman Caller, Brighton Beauty, A Pretty Puzzle, The Uppity Earl, and The Unsuitable Suitor. MARILYN CLAY's historical romantic suspense novels are set in Colonial America. DECEPTIONS: A Colonial Jamestown Novel, was originally released in hardcover. Catherine 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 published in hardcover and re-released in paperback and ebook as A PETTICOAT AND LAMBSKIN GLOVES is 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. BETSY ROSS: ACCIDENTAL SPY by Marilyn Clay is set in 1776 Philadelphia. Betsy determines to uncover who killed her beloved husband John Ross, but can she bring down the ruthless double spy before he kills her, or her sisters? STALKING A KILLER, a contemporary murder mystery by Marilyn Clay. Aspiring PI Amanda Mason's first case is a murder charge against her own father! But, can she trust the handsome man who has agreed to help her? All of Marilyn Clay's non-fiction titles, and many of her Regencies attained best seller status on Amazon. Look for 18th and 19th ENGLISH WOMEN AT SEA, HISTORY OF THE WATER CLOSET and three books on REGENCY PERIOD FURNITURE. For more information visit the Marilyn Clay Author website.
