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A Treacherous Performance
(2019)(The fifth book in the Beatrice Hyde-Clare Mystery series)
A novel by Lynn Messina
Having inexplicably nabbed the Duke of Kesgrave, twenty-six-year-old spinster Beatrice Hyde-Clare is determined to marry him at once.
No amount of handwringing from anxious family members, worried friends and well-meaning acquaintances will convince her to delay. Except… maybe she is a little swayed by her uncle’s efforts to make amends for treating her with cold indifference during her childhood.
And her aunt’s concern about the growing scandal around her unfortunate habit of unmasking murderers in the middle of society events isn’t entirely unfounded.
And then there’s the truly unfathomable appearance on her doorstep of the former Miss Brougham, the spiteful heiress whose cruel taunts derailed Bea’s social career. Remarkably, the society matron has a mystery to solve and knows Bea is the only person who can help her. A dead grandfather, a missing jewel, a cryptic letter, an opportunity to condescend to her archnemesis—the case seems simple enough.
And yet somehow it all goes terribly, horribly wrong.
Readers continue to praise Beatrice Hyde-Clare Mysteries Series!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “OMG I love this series😍” –Goodreads Reviewer
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Yet another excellent book in this fun and romantic mystery series. A good case deftly investigated by both Bea and Kesgrave. They make such a great pair.” –Goodreads Reviewer
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“I am absolutely addicted to this series and to Bea and Kesgrave. These two together will be the death of me. Reading other books in the same genre makes me appreciate this series even more. The dynamic between the two MCs is healthier, they have fantastic banter which doesn't change even after they are together and the mysteries are top notch” –Goodreads Reviewer
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “This novel is the best of the series, as it contains a lot of Bea and Kesgrave on page sleuthing in London’s theater district. The book is at times gut wrenching in how the ton see the almost Duchess of Kesgrave. The love story is so good, that Kesgrave is now at the top of my list of best romantic leading men. Bea as always is a delight, she might not always catch the villain on the first try, but she never gives up.” –Goodreads Reviewer
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “I love this book and it is a part of a really great series! I plan to read the entire series The mysteries are well written and the growing relationship between lover[s] as well as their families make for a highly enjoyable story line…A great humorous set of stories plus the baddies are always caught at the end.”–Goodreads Reviewer
Genre: Cozy Mystery
No amount of handwringing from anxious family members, worried friends and well-meaning acquaintances will convince her to delay. Except… maybe she is a little swayed by her uncle’s efforts to make amends for treating her with cold indifference during her childhood.
And her aunt’s concern about the growing scandal around her unfortunate habit of unmasking murderers in the middle of society events isn’t entirely unfounded.
And then there’s the truly unfathomable appearance on her doorstep of the former Miss Brougham, the spiteful heiress whose cruel taunts derailed Bea’s social career. Remarkably, the society matron has a mystery to solve and knows Bea is the only person who can help her. A dead grandfather, a missing jewel, a cryptic letter, an opportunity to condescend to her archnemesis—the case seems simple enough.
And yet somehow it all goes terribly, horribly wrong.
Readers continue to praise Beatrice Hyde-Clare Mysteries Series!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “OMG I love this series😍” –Goodreads Reviewer
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Yet another excellent book in this fun and romantic mystery series. A good case deftly investigated by both Bea and Kesgrave. They make such a great pair.” –Goodreads Reviewer
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“I am absolutely addicted to this series and to Bea and Kesgrave. These two together will be the death of me. Reading other books in the same genre makes me appreciate this series even more. The dynamic between the two MCs is healthier, they have fantastic banter which doesn't change even after they are together and the mysteries are top notch” –Goodreads Reviewer
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “This novel is the best of the series, as it contains a lot of Bea and Kesgrave on page sleuthing in London’s theater district. The book is at times gut wrenching in how the ton see the almost Duchess of Kesgrave. The love story is so good, that Kesgrave is now at the top of my list of best romantic leading men. Bea as always is a delight, she might not always catch the villain on the first try, but she never gives up.” –Goodreads Reviewer
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “I love this book and it is a part of a really great series! I plan to read the entire series The mysteries are well written and the growing relationship between lover[s] as well as their families make for a highly enjoyable story line…A great humorous set of stories plus the baddies are always caught at the end.”–Goodreads Reviewer
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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