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• A Fiancee’s Guide to First Wives and Murder Kensington (New York, NY), 2021
• A Bride’s Guide to Marriage and Murder Kensington (New York, NY), 2022
• A Newlywed’s Guide to Fortune and Murder Kensington (New York, NY), 2023
• An Art Lover’s Guide to Paris and Murder Center Point Large Print (Thorndike, ME), 2024

1. An Art Lover's Guide to Paris and Murder LCCN 2024935903 Type of material Book Personal name Freeman, Dianne, author. Main title An Art Lover's Guide to Paris and Murder / Dianne Freeman. Edition Large print edition. Published/Produced Thorndike : Center Point Large Print, 2024. Projected pub date 2412 Description pages cm ISBN 9798891642393 (hardcover) Item not available at the Library. Why not? 2. A newlywed's guide to fortune and murder LCCN 2023933469 Type of material Book Personal name Freeman, Dianne, author. Main title A newlywed's guide to fortune and murder / Dianne Freeman. Published/Produced New York : Kensington Publishing Corp., 2023. Projected pub date 2307 Description pages cm ISBN 9781496731623 (hardcover) (ebook) Item not available at the Library. Why not? 3. A bride's guide to marriage and murder LCCN 2022931993 Type of material Book Personal name Freeman, Dianne, 1958- author. Main title A bride's guide to marriage and murder / Dianne Freeman. Edition First Kensington hardcover edition. Published/Produced New York, NY : Kensington Publishing Corp., 2022. ©2022 Description 293 pages ; 22 cm. ISBN 9781496731616 (hardcover) 1496731611 (hardcover) (ebook) CALL NUMBER PS3606.R445425 B75 2022 FT MEADE Copy 1 Request in Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms - STORED OFFSITE 4. A fiancée's guide to first wives and murder LCCN 2021931754 Type of material Book Personal name Freeman, Dianne, 1958- author. Main title A fiancée's guide to first wives and murder / Dianne Freeman. Edition First Kensington hardcover edition. Published/Produced New York, NY : Kensington Publishing Corp., 2021. ©2021 Description 291 pages ; 22 cm. ISBN 9781496731609 (hardcover) 9781496731630 (paperback) (ebook) CALL NUMBER PS3606.R445425 F53 2021 FT MEADE Copy 1 Request in Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms - STORED OFFSITE

• Dianne Freeman website - https://difreeman.com/

  About Dianne
  I’ve been an avid reader for as long as I can remember. My mom introduced me to the works of Edith Wharton and Agatha Christie when I was quite young and I read them over and over. Thus, my love of mysteries and the late Victorian era.

  There was no “aha” moment when I transitioned from reader to writer. I tinkered with writing most of my adult life. My real job was in corporate finance and I needed a creative outlet. It was a hobby, but one I really loved. I kept journals, wrote and sold magazine articles, and wrote two terrible romance novels that prompted me to improve my craft by attending writers’ conferences. I partnered with a friend from a conference to write a non-fiction book–Haunted Highway.

  Work got busy, I got married, and I didn’t write for the next 14 years. When I retired, my first thought was to write again. But it had been so long, I didn’t know if I could still do it. After a few false starts, it all came back, and I was in the middle of my first mystery novel. Even though I’d ignored it for years, the desire to tell a story didn’t go away! And I couldn’t be happier!

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  Dianne Freeman is a historical mystery author and former accountant who always wanted to be a mystery author. After all, accounting is just solving a mystery using numbers. Characters are a lot more fun though. Her debut novel, A Lady's Guide To Etiquette And Murder, the first in the Countess of Harleigh Mysteries, will be released by Kensington Books in July 2018.

  Dianne's a native of Michigan, where you use your hand as a map, but now she and her husband pursue the endless summer and divide their time between Michigan and Arizona. Wherever she is, she'll be reading, writing, gardening, or golfing.

  Genres: Cozy Mystery

  New and upcoming books
  June 2024

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  An Art Lover's Guide to Paris and Murder
  (Countess of Harleigh Mystery, book 7)
  Series
  Countess of Harleigh Mystery
  1. A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder (2018)
  2. A Lady's Guide to Gossip and Murder (2019)
  3. A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Murder (2020)
  4. A Fiancee's Guide to First Wives and Murder (2021)
  5. A Bride's Guide to Marriage and Murder (2022)
  6. A Newlywed's Guide to Fortune and Murder (2023)
  7. An Art Lover's Guide to Paris and Murder (2024)

• Suanne Schafer - https://suanneschaferauthor.com/interview-author-dianne-freeman-author-of-the-countess-of-harleigh-mystery-series/

  INTERVIEW: AUTHOR DIANNE FREEMAN, AUTHOR OF THE COUNTESS OF HARLEIGH MYSTERY SERIES
  Posted by Suanne | Jul 2, 2019 | Interviews | 0

  Joining me today is Dianne Freeman, the incomparable author of the light-hearted Countess of Harleigh mystery series.

  SS: Writing is undoubtedly a lonely occupation. John Green (The Fault in Our Stars) says writing is a profession for introverts who want to tell you a story but don’t want to make eye contact while doing it. P. D. James (Cover Her Face) says it’s essential for writers to enjoy their own company. Do you see yourself along those lines? Are you a natural loner?

  DF: Let me just state for the record that I like people. I like meeting new people and getting to know them—who they are, what they do, what interests them, and why. And I’m not just trying to turn them into characters for my books, at least not every time. However, I am very comfortable being alone, and I do need at least some time to myself every day. I take a long walk every day and claim it’s for my health, but really, it’s just a chance to be totally in my own head for a while. It’s how I recharge and often, how I plot. I don’t know if a writer must enjoy their own company, but they’d better at least be able to tolerate it.

  SS: What in your childhood do you believe contributed to your becoming a writer?

  DF: My mom was an avid reader and she turned me into one as well. She was a working mom and treasured her reading time and I knew it, so to spend time with her, we’d sit together and read. Then we’d talk about our books. We were a mother/daughter book club. That love of reading and sharing our stories was the impetus for me to try my hand at writing fiction.

  SS: Could you say something about your relationship to your fictional characters? How autobiographical is your fiction?

  DF: My characters are all people I’d like to spend time with. I don’t think my fiction is autobiographical, but something of me shows up in each character, both good and bad. In fact, though none of my characters are based on one person, they have traits from a lot of people I know.

  SS: What literary pilgrimages have you made?

  DF: I haven’t made any pilgrimages yet, but I recently heard about the Jane Austen festival in Bath, England. I’m not going to make it this year, but it’s a goal!

  SS: At what point did you come up with your title? Did your publisher change it?

  DF: I came up with the title before submitting the manuscript to agents, but it was a group effort. The original four or five titles were just too vague and didn’t convey the spirit of the book. I belonged to a group of writers online, so, one Friday evening, I poured a glass of wine and posted a summary of the story along with my selection of bad titles and asked for input. Over the course of an hour or two, we produced the longest and funniest thread I’d ever read as we all tried to top the last outrageous title. I finally mentioned a reference book I used called Mrs. Beaton’s Guide to Household Management, remarking that it was a title that had a particularly Victorian feel. Someone threw out the title of the play, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. Within a few minutes, we had A Lady’s Guide to Etiquette and Murder and that’s the title that stuck.

  SS: Do you believe you write the kind of book you’d want to read?

  DF: By the time one of my books is finished, I’ve read it at least twenty times so I’d better be writing the kind of book I’d want to read! But yes, historical mystery, especially mixed with a little humor is my favorite kind of book.

  SS: Where is your book set? How did you decide on the setting? When is it set?

  DF: My books are set in late Victorian London, and that’s largely due to reading Edith Wharton when I was young. Several of her books dealt with transatlantic marriages between American heiresses and British lords. Hundreds of them took place in the relatively short span of time between the mid-1870s and almost 1910. There were economic and social reasons for this phenomenon, but Wharton’s take was that they were pretty wretched affairs that left the bride miserable. In fact, some of the marriages were bad, but some were quite successful. I wanted to check in on a transatlantic marriage ten years down the road and see how the bride was doing.

  SS: How did publishing your first book change your process of writing?

  DF: Because I signed a three-book contract, I had a deadline and an obligation to provide my editor with an outline. I had never dealt with either of those things before. It took a year and a half to write my first novel and under contract, I had eleven months. The good news is the outline helped keep my draft focused—no writing off on tangents, and kept me writing—no wasting time staring at a blank page! I’d still rather not have a deadline, but now I will always write an outline first.

  SS: Let’s face it, making things up is a strange occupation for a grown-up. But if we accept that statement as true, then writing crime novels must be stranger still. After all, as a crime writer, you spend a lot of your time trying to work out how one person might kill another and get away with it. Do friends and family do tend to look at you in a different way once they’ve read one of your books?

  DF: My friends and family looked at me in stunned amazement when they learned I’d published a book. Their expressions haven’t changed with the release of book 2. My husband is a different story. I always plot the murder before I get too far into the story. Whenever he stumbles across those notes, he gets very nervous.

  LIGHTNING ROUND:

  SS: Describe your books in 3 words: Historical, Fun Whodunits.

  SS: Pantser or Plotter? Former Pantser, now Plotter.

  SS: The book you’re currently reading: The Gold Pawn by L.A. Chandlar

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  Though American by birth, Frances Wynn, the now-widowed Countess of Harleigh, has adapted admirably to the quirks and traditions of the British aristocracy. On August twelfth each year, otherwise known as the Glorious Twelfth, most members of the upper class retire to their country estates for grouse-shooting season. Frances has little interest in hunting—for birds or a second husband—and is expecting to spend a quiet few months in London with her almost-engaged sister, Lily, until the throng returns.

  Instead, she’s immersed in a shocking mystery when a friend, Mary Archer, is found murdered. Frances had hoped Mary might make a suitable bride for her cousin, Charles, but their courtship recently fizzled out. Unfortunately, this puts Charles in the spotlight—along with dozens of others. It seems Mary had countless notes hidden in her home, detailing the private indiscretions of society’s elite. Frances can hardly believe that the genteel and genial Mary was a blackmailer, yet why else would she horde such juicy tidbits?

  Aided by her gallant friend and neighbor, George Hazelton, Frances begins assisting the police in this highly sensitive case, learning more about her peers than she ever wished to know. Too many suspects may be worse than none at all—but even more worrying is that the number of victims is increasing too. And unless Frances takes care, she’ll soon find herself among them . . .

  A Lady’s Guide to Gossip and Murder along with its companion, A Lady’s Guide to Etiquette and Murder are available through Amazon.

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  Acharming excerpt from A Lady’s Guide to Gossip and Murder:

  I made some comforting response and after extending my sympathy, excused myself from the two of them. I glanced around the room for my cousin, taking note of the faces in the thinning crowd. It was time for us to leave as well. One did not want to impose on the grieving family, however much one might wonder about their grief. And I still must pay a call on Graham. I caught a glimpse of Charles across the room, but before I could reach him, I was stopped by Hugo Ridley.

  “Lady Harleigh, we meet again.” He stepped into my path and took my hand in greeting.

  “Indeed, Ridley, you keep popping up everywhere.” I frowned. “This time it’s such a somber occasion.”

  “Somber?” His brows drew together. “Why, I would call it tragic myself. And you should take note of it. A woman living alone in this city is completely vulnerable to such an attack. I’m surprised Mrs. Archer’s fate has not sent you back to Harleigh House.”

  I repressed a sarcastic snort. To some degree, he was speaking the truth, however much it might irk me. That said, neither marriage nor living with my in-laws had provided me with any security in the past, and as it came with so many other problems, I’d rather risk living alone.

  “Do you believe her death was due to some random attack then?”

  He shrugged. “What else could it be? Mrs. Archer was a middle-aged widow. I hardly think she had connections with anyone of a criminal bent.”

  Middle-aged? I ground my teeth behind a closed-lipped smile. She was only a few years older than I. A man would consider himself in his prime. At forty-something, Hugo likely still did so. Men. At least he wasn’t blaming Mary for her own murder.

  I bit back my annoyance and pressed on. “Were you well acquainted with Mrs. Archer?”

  “A bit. More so with her husband. And of course, the elder Archer, her brother-in-law.” His face split with a grin. “One must always be on good terms with one’s banker, you know. I wouldn’t want to miss out on any good investment advice, and Archer is always on to the latest scheme.”

  Hmm, was he indeed? Perhaps Graham should talk to the man. Perhaps I should.

  I made a show of perusing the room. “Does it seem to you the guests are divided into two camps?” He followed my gaze. Once I noticed, the division was obvious. Mary’s sister and her husband held court on one side of the room, with the Archers on the other. How had that come about? Perhaps there was something to Archer’s theory that Mary, and in this case her family, looked down on him.

  Ridley’s gaze returned to mine. “It’s the age-old prejudice, old family versus new money. I would place a bet on the new money to win.”

  “In this case it appears Mr. Archer does a great deal of winning. I should speak to him about investing my funds.”

  “You might. But remember, the greater the reward, the higher the risk.”

• Lesa's Book Critiques - https://lesasbookcritiques.com/dianne-freeman-an-author-interview/

  DIANNE FREEMAN, AN AUTHOR INTERVIEW

  Although I’ve read and reviewed Dianne Freeman’s historical mysteries featuring Frances Wynn, the Countess of Harleigh, I’ve never interviewed Dianne before. Tomorrow, I review her fourth mystery in the series, A FIANCÉE’S GUIDE TO FIRST WIVES AND MURDER.

  Thank you, Dianne, for taking the time to answer some questions.

  Dianne, who were you before you turned to a life of crime? In other words, please tell us about yourself.

  I was born and raised in Michigan, fell in love with books when I was around nine or ten, and with history not much later. Still, I was a practical kid and studied business. I worked in accounting and finance for thirty years, a career where being too creative can land you in a lot of trouble. Everyone I knew in this field was committed to a hobby that was either very physical or creative—the opposite of what we did for a living. For me, it was writing.

  I came to publishing late in life, but for me, that’s normal. I worked my way though college, so I didn’t earn my degree until I was 32. I didn’t meet my husband and fall in love until I was 41. We didn’t get married until I was 48—you don’t want to rush into these things. But writing was always there. My favorite thing to write was fiction—the first draft. It was just for my own amusement, so once I got the story down, I saw no reason to revise—until I retired. (The one thing I did early!) That’s when I decided to write a book fit for others to read. At least that was my goal. I wrote the first draft of A Lady’s Guide to Etiquette and Murder. Then I revised, and revised, and revised, and loved every minute of it. I feel very fortunate to have a second career in crime—writing.

  Please introduce us to Frances Wynn, the Countess of Harleigh. You might want to introduce George Hazelton as well.

  Frances Wynn is a former American heiress and now widow to the Earl of Harleigh. She had plenty of time to ponder life during her obligatory year of mourning for her scoundrel of a husband. She’d been a dutiful daughter, wife, and mother and now she wants a chance to make her own decisions and mistakes and live her own life. She makes that happen by moving out of the family home with her young daughter and into her own little house in Belgravia—next door to George Hazelton.

  George is the dashing third son of an Earl, so while he is a gentleman, he can’t expect to inherit a fortune and must make his own way in the world. He studied law and uses his knowledge and sense of adventure in his mysterious “work for the Crown.”

  George helped Frances out of a difficult situation in the past and is always on hand for a good investigation. As Frances grows more confident, she and George grow closer.

  Tell us about A Fiancee’s Guide to First Wives and Murder.

  Now that Frances has her sister’s wedding behind her, she and George can announce their engagement and plan their own wedding. The only thing standing between them and a lifetime of wedded bliss is—his wife. When a young French woman declares herself to be a cousin to one grand duke of Russia and the daughter of another, an actress, the victim of several abductions, and Mrs. George Hazelton, Frances, his fiancée, thinks she must be delusional. When Frances finds the woman dead in her garden, she and George become suspects in her murder. To clear themselves and avoid a scandal, they have to weed through her many claims and determine which are false, which are true, and which may lead to her killer.

  Society’s rules and opinions in Victorian London dictate some of this book. Can you tell us a little about those rules, along with the life a widow might lead compared to a married woman?

  While women had gained some advances by 1899, they did not have the independence we know today. If a woman was a member of the British aristocracy, the expectation was that she would always be dependent on a man—her father, husband, brothers, or sons—for everything. The only way out of that situation, was to have her own money. She could then afford to make decisions counter to those of the men in her life. Customs die hard, so she’d still have to deal with them trying to make her decisions, but financial independence meant she didn’t have to listen.

  Unfortunately, one of the few ways a woman of the upper classes could become financially independent was if her husband died and left her money in her own right. Many husbands did. Frances’ late husband did not. Fortunately, upon her marriage, her father had set up a bank account for her sole use.

  Even with financial freedom, the upper class with all their advantages, were expected to be models of moral behavior. Any deviation from expected behavior could affect their social standing and that of their families. Women, in particular, were careful of every step they took.

  What kind of research do you do for your books?

  I spend quite a bit of time in the British Newspaper Archive reading about crime, or just the daily happenings during the time frame of each book. That’s where I learned that Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich Romanov paid a visit to London and the British royal family in November of 1899. The newspapers alert me to big events I might want to include or avoid, and provide a wealth of detail such as typical wages for servants, the price of a hat, gloves, or rent, the weather, and if a typical house in town would be electrified or have gas lighting.

  Once I write a first draft, I have dozens of notes for things I need to research. I had a little background on the Romanovs, but I needed much more for this book along with the workings of the House of Commons, women’s activist groups, and the theater business. The British Library reference services has been helpful in the past, but with everything closed for Covid, I relied heavily on Google Books this time.

  COVID and isolation affected authors differently, just as it did the rest of us. Some were paralyzed, while others found a burst of creativity. How did the last year affect you and your writing?

  That period lasted so long that I went through a few cycles of high creativity followed by short periods of burn out. It was a roller coaster that I’d rather not ride again, but it made me so grateful that I have this career. Not only did I get to work from home, but I also got to escape to another world—one where Covid didn’t exist, and I had control.

  Frances and George team up to investigate murders. Who are your favorite detecting duos?

  Even though Nora didn’t really do much detecting, I love Nick and Nora Charles for their chemistry. For the same reason, David and Maddie from Moonlighting are high on my list. But my favorite detecting duo is Anne Perry’s Thomas and Charlotte Pitt. They are wonderfully complex characters who both contribute to the outcome of the investigation.

  If you had to recommend 5 books to a person so they could get a feel for your reading taste, what 5 would you pick?

  These are my “go to” books that I’ve read multiple times. Scratch that. These are my “go to” authors. Any of their books are worth multiple reads.

  Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen

  Citizens of London, Lynne Olson

  In the Garden of Beasts, Erik Larson

  Ashford Hall, Anne Perry

  The Mischief of the Mistletoe, Lauren Willig

  What’s on your TBR pile?

  My TBR pile is huge! Here’s what’s at the top:

  Wild Women and the Blues by Denny S. Bryce (I still have about 50 pages to savor, so it’s technically TBR)

  In Royal Service to the Queen by Tessa Arlen

  The Light of Days by Judy Batalion

  The Windsor Knot by SJ Bennett

  Arsenic and Adobo by Mia Manansala

  Dianne, I’m a librarian, so I like to end with this. Tell us a story about a library or librarian in your life.

  I rely on librarians often, but one I met long ago was very special. The summer after I turned nine, we had just moved to a new neighborhood. I didn’t know anyone yet and there were still several weeks until school started. My mom took me with her to the library and sent me to the kids’ section to find some books. I wasn’t a reader at the time and had no idea where to begin. That’s when the librarian stepped in. She asked me a few questions. I don’t remember what they were, but I suspect they were about my interests, favorite subjects in school, and things of that nature. We were at the Southgate Public Library in Michigan and I don’t recall the librarian’s name, but I’ll never forget the books she let me check out—Half Magic and The Knights Castle by Edward Eager. I returned a couple of weeks later for the rest of the series. Those books and that librarian, saved my summer and made me a reader for life.

  Dianne Freeman is the acclaimed author of the Agatha and Lefty Award-winning Countess of Harleigh Mystery series. A nominee for the prestigious Mary Higgins Clark Award from Mystery Writers of America, she is also a Macavity Award finalist. She spent thirty years working in corporate accounting and finance and now writes full-time. Born and raised in Michigan, she and her husband now split their time between Michigan and Arizona. Visit her at DiFreeman.com.

A Lady's Guide to Gossip and Murder

If practiced well, the oft-maligned art of gossip can unearth as much evidence as a CSI team. Just ask the Countess of Harleigh, back for a second turn in A Lady's Guide to Gossip and Murder [Kensington, $26, 9781496716903, audio/eBook available). The American transplant has found her footing amid England's upper crust. She's looking forward to a quiet end to summer until a friend, Mary Archer, is found murdered and Lady Harleigh's own cousin is questioned. A romantic subplot or two don't slow the hunt for Mary's killer, which may involve a blackmail scheme and thus an ever-expanding suspect pool. After all, gossip is well and good until it's about you. Author Dianne Freeman handles class disparity with care and has created a world that readers will want to explore in more depth as the series continues.

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A Lady's Guide to Gossip and Murder

Dianne Freeman. Kensington, $26 (304p) ISBN 978-1-4967-1690-3

Set in 1899 London, Freeman's engrossing sequel to 2018's A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder finds American-born Frances Wynn, Countess of Harleigh, settling happily into her independent life as a widow. Two relatives and a close friend are visiting from New York, and, as an added bonus, Frances's relationship with her charming neighbor, George Hazelton, is beginning to take a distinctively romantic turn. Frances recently introduced Charles Evingdon, her genial cousin-by-marriage, to widow Mary Archer, thinking the two would make a good match, so she's disappointed when she learns that Charles and Mary have called it quits. Her disappointment turns to alarm when Mary is murdered and Charles becomes the prime suspect. When Frances teams with George and Charles to find the real culprit, they discover that Mary was the anonymous author of a newspaper gossip column. Was she also a blackmailer who threatened to expose something worth killing for? Freeman takes a witty look at Victorian polite society. Historical mystery fans will be delighted. Agent: Melissa Edwards, Stonesong Literary. (July)

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Freeman, Dianne A LADY'S GUIDE TO GOSSIP AND MURDER Kensington (Adult Fiction) $26.00 6, 25 ISBN: 978-1-4967-1690-3

A Victorian lady's pleasant life is disrupted by the murder of an acquaintance.

Frances Wynn, Countess of Harleigh, lost her husband--and almost her money and her life--in a well-hidden scandal (A Lady's Guide To Etiquette and Murder, 2018). She doesn't miss her husband, who died in another woman's bed; her money has been restored; and she now lives happily in London with her clever Aunt Hetty, her daughter, Rose, her sister, Lily, and Lily's visiting friend, Lottie. Frances has recently introduced her husband's cousin Charles Evingdon, one of his few relatives she likes, to widowed Mary Archer. Soon after he announces that they don't suit each other, Mary is found murdered. Inspector Delaney, questioning Frances about the friendship, shows her a note with information about her battle with her brother-in-law over money, something only a few close friends know about. Once Frances mentions Evingdon's connection with Mary, he immediately becomes a suspect, especially since he drove past her house on the night of the murder. Frances enjoys a mutual affection with George Hazelton, who helped her escape with her reputation intact when her husband died. Because George has connections in high places, he's been given files hidden at Mary's home that show she'd been collecting information ranging from harmless gossip to more dangerous secrets. The possibility that Mary was a blackmailer reveals ranks upon ranks of suspects. So George enlists Frances to go through the shorthand files. Since Hetty is busy with financial matters and Lily on plans for an engagement party, Frances asks Lottie for help. She finds her remarkably proficient in digging up information in search of alibis for people Mary had investigated. The gossip columns written by a Miss Information that Lottie's saved seem based on Mary's less scandalous files. Which of her more sensitive secrets fomented murder?

A charming period mystery with enough sexual tension and credible suspects to keep the reader guessing.

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A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Murder

Dianne Freeman. Kensington, $26 (304p) ISBN 978-1-4967-1693-4

In Agatha Award-winner Freeman's uneven third mystery set in late Victorian England (after 2019's A Lady's Guide to Gossip and Murder), George Hazelton, the secret fiance of widowed Frances Wynn, the Countess of Harleigh, agrees to host a discreet wedding for Frances's pregnant sister, Lily, at his family's country estate, Risings, in an effort to avoid scandal. Trouble arises at Risings after a footman dies from what looks like accidental arsenic poisoning, a family friend is wounded by an arrow, and Lily's fiance, Leo Kendrick, takes a bullet in the shoulder. Guessing that Leo is the real target, Frances and George probe various suspects, including Leo's brother-in-law, who resents not making partner in the Kendrick family business. Meanwhile, Frances copes with her combative social-climbing mother and a new fear: what if George too is also in danger? The introduction of a host of secondary characters slows the opening, and the footman's is the only death. Once the investigation gets going, however, the action builds to a strong denouement. Hopefully, Freeman will return to form next time. Agent: Melissa Edwards, Stonesong Literary. (Aug.)

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"A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Murder." Publishers Weekly, vol. 267, no. 23, 8 June 2020, p. 73. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A630941601/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=3989c5c7. Accessed 27 May 2024.

Freeman, Dianne A FIANCÉE'S GUIDE TO FIRST WIVES AND MURDER Kensington (Fiction None) $26.00 7, 27 ISBN: 978-1-4967-3160-9

In 1899 London, an aristocratic duo is forced to sleuth again.

American-born Frances, Countess of Harleigh, a widow with a young daughter, is eagerly anticipating her wedding to the Honorable George Hazelton when their peace is shattered by the arrival of Inspector Delaney and Irena Teskey, a young woman claiming to be George’s wife. Unfortunately, the scene is witnessed by gossipy Alicia Stoke-Whitney, in whose bed Frances’ first husband died. Irena's been arrested for throwing a stone at a visiting Russian grand duke she claims is her cousin. Irena, who seems to have a vivid imagination, says she’s an actress who co-owns a London theater and that she met George when he saved her from kidnappers. Her wild tale proves to be mostly true except for the part about being married to George, who does secret work for the government. Irena turns out to be the daughter of a Grand Duke and an unnamed aristocratic British woman; when she discloses that she's been receiving threatening letters, Frances reluctantly takes her in and the Prince of Wales tells George to investigate. The next surprise is the arrival of Mr. Bradmore, who’s legally married to Irena but wants a divorce. When Irena’s found strangled in Frances’ garden, gossip is already rife, and the engaged couple are destined to be shunned by society unless Frances can find the killer.

Amusing social mores in Victorian England make for a highly entertaining mystery.

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Dianne Freeman. Kensington, $26 (304p) ISBN 978-1-4967-3160-9

Agatha Award winner Freeman's lively fourth Countess of Harleigh mystery (after 2020's A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Murder) finds Frances Wynn, Countess of Harleigh, happy in November of 1899 as she contemplates her upcoming marriage to her next-door neighbor and occasional detecting partner, the Honorable George Hazelton. Her thoughts are disrupted by the arrival of a police inspector and Irena Teskey, an attractive young French woman who announces that she is Mrs. George Hazelton. The impetuous fantasist also claims to be the owner of a London theater, the victim of serial abductions, the recipient of menacing letters, and the daughter of a Russian grand duke. Her accusations against George could lead to his and Frances's ostracism from polite society and put a damper on their nuptials, and the situation becomes even more dire when Irena is murdered in Frances's back garden. Frances and George investigate with aplomb. Freeman delivers it all: clever plotting, charming characters, plausible suspects, and red herrings galore. This historical is pure unadulterated fun. Agent: Melissa Edwards. Stonesong Agency. (Aug.)

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"A Fiancee's Guide to First Wives and Murder." Publishers Weekly, vol. 268, no. 24, 14 June 2021, p. 55. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A666017231/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=40807e80. Accessed 27 May 2024.

Freeman, Dianne. A Fiancee's Guide to First Wives and Murder. Kensington. (Countess of Harleigh Mystery, Bk. 4). Jul. 2021. 304p. ISBN 9781496731609. $26. M

Can an engaged couple's relationship survive rumor and scandal in Victorian England? Frances Wynn, widowed Countess of Harleigh, has just waved her mother and daughter off to Paris when Inspector Delaney shows up with a young woman in tow, whom he has arrested for throwing a stone at a Russian grand duke. The woman, Irena Teskey, learns that Frances is engaged to the honorable George Hazelton, then claims that in fact she's Mrs. George Hazelton. Irena also says that she's the daughter of the czar's uncle, and that George married her when he rescued her after she was abducted. When George arrives at Frances's, he denies the marriage but admits that many of Irena's outlandish claims have a grain of truth. Rumors quickly spread that George is married to Irena while also engaged to Frances. When Frances finds Irena's strangled body in her garden, George and Frances must battle rumors that George might have killed his "wife." The amateur sleuths dig into Irena's stories to find her killer. VERDICT The American-born countess's skills in maneuvering as an amateur sleuth in Victorian society are on full display in this charming historical mystery. New readers can easily pick up this fourth in the series (after A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Murder), and fans will delight in the dramatic conclusion.-- Lesa Holstine, Evansville Vanderburgh P.L., IN

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A Fiancee's Guide to First Wives and Murder. By Dianne Freeman. Aug. 2021. 304p. Kensington, $26 (9781496731609).

Frances Wynn, the widowed Countess of Harleigh, just can't avoid potential scandal. And murder. Both come to her door in the form of Irena Tesky, who claims to be the wife of Frances' fiance, George Hazelton. The talkative, illegitimate daughter of a Russian aristocrat, Irena is a threat to several people, not the least of whom are Frances and George, whose social standing could be ruined if word spreads that George was already married when he became, engaged to Frances. But was he? George says no, but he and Frances must prove it. Then they have something else to prove: that they aren't murderers, given the appearance of a body in Frances' garden. The plot gallops along, with an engaging supporting cast helping to lead both the couple and readers through a merry path of false leads and ever-shifting suspects, all enhanced by the neatly drawn Victorian setting. Fans of Deanna Raybourn's Veronica Speedwell novels will enjoy this latest entry (following A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Murder, 2020) in Freeman's engaging series.--Ilene Cooper

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Cooper, Ilene. "A Fiancee's Guide to First Wives and Murder." Booklist, vol. 117, no. 21, 1 July 2021, pp. 28+. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A669809328/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=ca965706. Accessed 27 May 2024.

Freeman, Dianne A BRIDE'S GUIDE TO MARRIAGE AND MURDER Kensington (Fiction None) $26.00 6, 28 ISBN: 978-1-49673-161-6

A honeymoon in 1900 London is sidetracked by murder.

Frances Wynn, Countess of Harleigh, plans to marry lawyer George Hazelton now that they've cleared his name in a strange case in A Fianc�e's Guide to First Wives and Murder (2021). Unfortunately, her house is full of relatives, including her mother, who's driving her to distraction. The couple are supposed to leave for France for their honeymoon until a long-running feud between two American millionaires ruins their plans. Unfortunately, Frances' brother, Alonzo, is quite taken with Madeline Connor, a daughter of one of the ruthless businessmen. Even more unfortunately, both families are invited to the wedding. Madeline is courted by Viscount Daniel Fitzwalter, heir of the Marquis of Sudley, and her father favors his suit. At a reception after the wedding, tensions flare, and when Connor is found dead in his study in the house next door to the reception, Alonzo is arrested by Frances' old friend Inspector Delaney. Since George represents Alonzo, the pair realizes that their honeymoon must be put on hold until they can vindicate Alonzo by solving the case. Connor has a raft of enemies, a put-upon wife and a furiously unhappy daughter. And of course the other wedding guests have to be counted as suspects. On top of the murder, Frances' mother suspects her husband of having an affair. When the Marquis of Sudley is also murdered, the dashing duo find themselves in double trouble.

The Victorian backdrop perfectly sets off this amusing and challenging romantic mystery.

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Dianne Freeman. Kensington, $26 (304p) ISBN 978-1-4967-3161-6

Set in February 1900, Agatha winner Freeman's zesty fifth Countess of Harleigh mystery (after 202 l's A Fiancee's Guide to First Wives and Murder) opens the night before widowed countess Frances Wynn weds her detecting partner, George Hazelton. Commenting that "family, like a rich dessert, is a treat best enjoyed in small portions," Frances finds her colorful relations a strain in the days before the nuptials. Her brother Alonzo, who's smitten with wealthy debutante Madeline Connor, persuades her to invite Madeline and her parents James and Willa to the intimate celebration. Unbeknownst to Frances, her mother has also invited millionaire Peter Bainbridge, James Connor's arch enemy. Frances is grateful that James sends his regrets, and the wedding goes off without a hitch. Then James turns up beaten and stabbed, with Alonzo standing over him, knife in hand. When Alonzo is arrested, Frances and George postpone their honeymoon to find the real killer. Even as they uncover shady business dealings, clandestine loves, and family secrets, the newlyweds seek quiet moments together. Clever plotting matches appealing characterizations. Freeman continues to delight. Agent: Melissa Edwards, Stonesong. (July)

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"A Bride's Guide to Marriage and Murder." Publishers Weekly, vol. 269, no. 20, 9 May 2022, p. 35. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A706390529/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=d88e59f4. Accessed 27 May 2024.

Freeman, Dianne. A Newlywed's Guide to Fortune and Murder. Kensington. (Countess of Harleigh Mystery, Bk. 6). Jun. 2023. 304p. ISBN 9781496731623. $27. M

Frances and George Hazelton's honeymoon was postponed due to a murder and George's recovery from an injury. Two months later, they still can't go because George has a new assignment from the Home Office. The late Lord Winstead left his artifacts and journal to the British Museum, but the journal has disappeared from his desk. George's assignment coincides with Frances's new task, shepherding Lady Winstead's niece through the steps to her presentation to Queen Victoria. Instead, she's prying into Lady Winstead's own safety since her stepchildren, the Ashleys, all moved in. Lady Winstead's friend is concerned for her friend's health, and Frances's first visit isn't reassuring. It almost appears as if someone is poisoning the wealthy widow. When Frances's primary suspect is murdered, she and her aunt hatch an audacious scheme to move into the Winstead household in order to find the missing journal, save Lady Winstead, and track down a killer. VERDICT The Agatha Award-winning author of A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder is adept at misdirection. Witty British conversation and social history as viewed by an American will continue to appeal to fans of Victorian mysteries. -- Lesa Holstine

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A Newlywed's Guide to Fortune and Murder. By Dianne Freeman. July 2023.304p. Kensington, $27 (9781496731623); e-book (9781496731685).

Frances, Countess of Harleigh, agrees to sponsor Katherine (Kate) Stover, Lady Wingate's niece, for her presentation to the queen, since Lady Wingate is in mourning for her husband, Lord Peter. Frances is shocked when she sees the once formidable Lady Wingate, whose health has drastically deteriorated since their earlier correspondence. Her stepchildren say her condition is owing to profound grief over the loss of her husband, but Lady Wingate's friend Lady Esther, Kate, and Frances are suspicious of the family's motives, since they dislike Lady Wingate but are dependent on her. Complicating matters, Frances' husband, George, is tasked with finding Lord Peter's journal for the British Museum. Frances begins to believe Lady Wingate is being drugged and her husband may have been murdered, so, not completely trusting Kate, who refuses to leave her aunt's side, Frances and her aunt go undercover to protect Lady Wingate and attempt to identify the culprit. Numerous plot twists, well-drawn characters, and immersive details of the life and times in turn-of-the-century Victorian England distinguish this historical cozy.--Sue O'Brien

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O'Brien, Sue. "A Newlywed's Guide to Fortune and Murder." Booklist, vol. 119, no. 18, 15 May 2023, p. 19. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A751443071/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=acb58960. Accessed 27 May 2024.

Freeman, Dianne A NEWLYWED'S GUIDE TO FORTUNE AND MURDER Kensington (Fiction None) $27.00 6, 27 ISBN: 9781496731623

A favor for a friend leads to murder.

Now that the feckless aristocrat she's married has died, American heiress Frances Wynn is free to wed George Hazelton and move into his London home with her 8-year-old daughter, Rose. Now the elderly Lady Winstead, the wealthy second wife of the late explorer Lord Peter Ashley, has asked Frances to sponsor her niece, Katherine Stover, for her presentation to Queen Victoria because her husband's family is still in mourning. George, who does occasional jobs for the Home Office, is on a hunt that turns out to be connected to Frances' task. Frances is taken aback when Lady Esther, a friend of Lady Winstead's, shows up at her house as she's on her way to have tea with Lady Winstead and her family, saying she'd like to join them. Frances is already acquainted with the extended Ashley family, who were once her neighbors, and she dislikes them all. They live on the largesse of Lady Winstead because their family money was spent by their late father. When Frances and Lady Esther arrive for tea, Lady Winstead appears to be in ill health, and the family has hired Nurse Plum to help out, but only Katherine seems truly concerned. After both Frances and Lady Esther come to believe that someone is dosing Lady Winstead with laudanum to keep her muddled, Frances agrees to watch out for skulduggery while preparing Katherine for her entrance to society. George is searching for Lord Peter's diary, which was left to the British Museum along with his collection of artifacts. On top of all this, Frances discovers that Katherine is an occasional actress, a position that would ruin her aunt's plans for her debut. When Nurse Plum is murdered, there's no doubt that something is rotten in the house of Ashley.

A pleasant combination of Victoriana and murder.

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Freeman, Dianne. An Art Lover's Guide to Paris and Murder. Kensington. (Countess of Harleigh Mystery, Bk. 7). Jun. 2024. 304p. ISBN 9781496745118. $27. M

In Freeman's seventh Countess of Harleigh mystery (following A Newlywed's Guide to Fortune and Murder), Frances Wynn, once the Countess of Harleigh and now married to George Hazelton, has several reasons to visit Paris in 1900. She would like to see the World Exposition. She also knows that George has received a letter from France, and she doesn't think it relates to his work for the Home Office. It turns out that George's Aunt Julia is in Paris and would like to consult him about a suspicious death. Paul Ducasse, an artist who was once Julia's lover, recently drowned in the Seine, but Julia believes he was murdered. When Frances and George arrive in Paris, however, Julia is reluctant to share information. She brushes off her troubles and accompanies the Hazeltons to the World Exposition. That day, a footbridge collapses, and the trio is caught in the chaos. In the aftermath, Frances and George think that the collapse killed Julia, but then the police reveal that someone took advantage of the tragedy to stab her to death. Frances and George link Ducasse's murder to Julia's and interview some of Ducasse's artist friends. However, it's their trip to Julia's farm in Chartres that reveals what might be the greatest clue. VERDICT Art, murder, and the Parisian atmosphere combine in a delightful, detailed mystery for Francophile fans of Rhys Bowen or Betty Webb.--Lesa Holstine

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Freeman, Dianne AN ART LOVER'S GUIDE TO PARIS AND MURDER Kensington (Fiction None) $27.00 6, 25 ISBN: 9781496745118

A request for help from a relative sends Frances, the former Countess of Harleigh, and her second husband, George Hazleton, to Paris, where they encounter a series of mysteries.

Since she hasn't yet had a honeymoon, Frances thinks a trip to the 1900 World Exposition in Paris would be perfect. Plus George has received a letter from his aunt Julia, who lives in Paris, requesting some help. George is hesitant to involve Frances because Julia's been lying to the family about her life for years. Julia wants George to look into the death of the famous artist Paul Ducasse, which she's convinced was murder. At a show of his work, Frances and George see a portrait of Julia that leaves them wondering about her relationship to the painter. At dinner with the couple, Julia is happy to talk about her home and perfumery in Chartres and the studio she shares with several other artists but insists they wait till the following day to discuss business. She's clearly hiding many secrets, so when she dies in a footbridge collapse at the exposition and later turns out to have been stabbed, the sleuthing duo have much to discover, beginning with the fact that Julia had a child by Ducasse. After an interview with the police, they travel to Chartres, where Julia's daughter, Lissette, and her companion, Christine Granger, express both suspicions of them and an eagerness to join in the hunt for Julia's killer. The four of them return together to Paris, where much more will be revealed.

A charming period background adds verisimilitude to a mystery awash in red herrings.

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