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A Grave Matter

Anna Lee Huber

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English
Berkley
01 February 2016
After losing her dear friend Will, Kiera needs a change of pace. She leaves her sister Alana and her brother-in-law Philip to seek refuge in her childhood home with her brother Trevor. In an effort to cheer Kiera up, Trevor insists that she attend the Hogmanay Ball-a high-spirited event that helps its attendees usher in the New Year with dancing and drink. The merry mood is dampened when a caretaker of the estate is found dead at the nearby old abbey-and that's not all. Several of the graves have been dug up. When Gage arrives on the scene he reveals that he recently investigated a similar matter. Another old grave was disturbed, and the bones were stolen. But the family of the deceased then received a ransom note, and once the ransom was paid, the body was returned. When the family of the body stolen from Dryburgh Abbey also receives a ransom note, they assume the crimes are related. Are there more victims? Who is this devious? And when Gage goes missing while in pursuit of the culprits, will Kiera find him before it's too late?

Lady Kiera Darby and Sebastian Gage investigate a macabre murderer in this historical mystery from the author of Mortal Arts.

Scotland, 1830. Following the death of her dear friend, Lady Kiera Darby is in need of a safe haven. Returning to her childhood home, Kiera hopes her beloved brother Trevor and the merriment of the Hogmanay Ball will distract her. But when a caretaker is murdered and a grave is disturbed at nearby Dryburgh Abbey, Kiera is once more thrust into the cold grasp of death.

While Kiera knows that aiding in another inquiry will only further tarnish her reputation, her knowledge of anatomy could make the difference in solving the case. But agreeing to investigate means Kiera must deal with the complicated emotions aroused in her by inquiry agent Sebastian Gage.

When Gage arrives, he reveals that the incident at the Abbey was not the first-some fiend is digging up old bones and holding them for ransom. Now Kiera and Gage must catch the grave robber and put the case to rest...before another victim winds up six feet under.

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Imprint:   Berkley
Country of Publication:   United States
Volume:   3
Dimensions:   Height: 203mm,  Width: 133mm,  Spine: 23mm
Weight:   357g
ISBN:   9780425253694
ISBN 10:   0425253694
Series:   A Lady Darby Mystery
Pages:   432
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Anna Lee Huber is the RITA and Daphne Award nominated author of Mortal Arts and The Anatomist's Wife. A summa cum laude graduate of Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee, Anna majored in music and minored in psychology. She currently resides in Indiana with her family and is hard at work on the next Lady Darby Mystery.

Reviews for A Grave Matter

Praise for the Lady Darby Mysteries [A] history mystery in fine Victorian style! Anna Lee Huber's spirited debut mixes classic country house mystery with a liberal dash of historical romance. -New York Times bestselling author Julia Spencer-Fleming Riveting...Huber deftly weaves together an original premise, an enigmatic heroine, and a compelling Highland setting. -New York Times bestselling author Deanna Raybourn [A] fascinating heroine...A thoroughly enjoyable read! -National bestselling author Victoria Thompson [A] clever heroine with a shocking past and a talent for detection. -National bestselling author Carol K. Carr Reads like a cross between a gothic novel and a mystery with a decidedly unusual heroine. -Kirkus Reviews Huber deftly evokes both [Sebastian and Kiera's] attraction and the period's flavor. -Publishers Weekly [Huber] designs her heroine as a woman who straddles the line between eighteenth-century behavior and twenty-first-century independence. -New York Journal of Books [A] must read...One of those rare books that will both shock and please. -Fresh Fiction Fascinates with its compelling heroine who forges her own way in a society that frowns upon female independence. -RT Book Reviews One of the best historical mysteries that I have read this year. -Cozy Mystery Book Reviews


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