Murder in Masquerade

by Mary Winters · 2024

In Victorian London, Countess Amelia Amesbury leads a double life as the witty advice columnist behind the popular "Lady Agony" column. When the dashing Marquis Simon Bainbridge begs her to intervene in his sister Marielle’s secret plan to elope with a disreputable suitor, Amelia’s counsel seems straightforward—until a murder erupts during a performance of Verdi’s *Rigoletto*. The sudden death turns a family scandal into a deadly mystery, and Amelia must trade her pen for a magnifying glass. With society’s expectations, family honor, and a killer on the loose, she navigates the glittering theatre world and London’s underbelly, using her sharp intuition and relentless problem‑solving to protect the Bainbridges and unmask the murderer.