Murder in Matrimony is a wonderful Regency romance
and mystery by Mary Winters and is the
fourth book in A Lady of Letters Mystery
series. You could read this book alone, but it is
truly better to read the series.
Countess Amelia Amesbury is trying to keep everything in
balance. She is trying to plan her
sister’s wedding, she is the advice columnists, Lady Agony, and someone is
trying to blackmail her. She is trying to
solve a murder. When her close friend the local vicar, Mr. Cross, is murdered
her world is turned upside down as she tries to find the murderer from some
clues Mr. Cross left her. Simon
Bainbridge her close friend is trying to keep her safe, assist with her with
her family, and help solve the murder. Will
they finally find true love?
I was so thrilled to be swept up the world of Amelia
Amesbury again. It was fascinating to walk
with Amelia as she tried to solve the murder of Mr. Cross and interpret the
clues he left behind. I enjoyed how each chapter starts with a
letter to Lady Agony and hearing Amelia’s interesting response to the letter. Amelia’s double life as Lady Agony brings intrigue
to the story.
It was great to connect with Amelia’s London friends and meeting
Amelia’s family brought depth and humor to the story. Simon Bainbridge is always a gentleman and I
have enjoyed watching his love for Amelia grow through the series.
Murder in Matrimony by Mary Winters is a great read that you do not want to
miss. I enjoyed the sweet romance, the intriguing
mystery, and the engaging characters.
This will be a 2025 favorite for me.
I highly recommend.
I was given a copy by the publisher and not required to
write a positive review.
Although I have degrees in Literature and Creative Writing, my love affair with Victorian fiction didn’t start in the classroom but with a monthly book club. I was a young eighteen years old, working a job I didn’t particularly enjoy, when I made the fortuitous decision to join a subscription service. From the moment I received my first chunky paperbacks and pink wine glass, I was hooked. I loved coming home and delving into my historical romances. They were the gateway to other historical fiction, including mysteries, like the Amelia Peabody series.
When I enrolled in college, I had already written my first novel, not surprisingly a historical romance. I saw the heroines as nonconformists, constantly challenging the conventions of the time. Their fortitude inspired my own writing a great deal.
By the time I entered graduate school, I put away my romance novel and wrote a literary novel for my thesis. Then, when I graduated, I put away my literary novel and started a mystery series with an amateur sleuth professor (see my cozy series at MaryAngelaBooks.com).
But always my love for Victorian literature remained, and in 2019, when my family and I took a trip to England, it was reignited. Seeing Regent’s Park, Piccadilly, Grosvenor Square—all those places I had first read about so many years ago—I knew I wanted to write another book, a mystery, set in the time period. That book became Murder in Postscript. I’m thrilled to see this first dream come true.
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