Lady Helena Investigates

Jane Steen

Mar 2018 · The Scott-De Quincy Mysteries Book 1 · Aspidistra Press

About this ebook

A reluctant lady sleuth finds she's investigating her own family.

1881, Sussex. With a drowned husband—the second love lost—an overbearing family, no longed-for child, and the responsibility of a huge baroque mansion, it's not surprising Lady Helena Whitcombe is overwhelmed. When attractive, mysterious, French physician Armand Fortier disturbs her first weeks of mourning with his theory of murder, Helena's reluctant and ineffective attempts at investigation are hardly life-changing—until the resulting revival in her long-abandoned herbalist studies bring her into confrontation with her past and her family's.

Can Lady Helena survive bereavement the second time around? Can she stand up to her six siblings' assumption of the right to control her new life as a widow? And what role will Fortier—who, as a physician, is a most unsuitable companion for an earl's daughter—play in her investigations?

Every family has its secrets. The Scott-De Quincy family has more than most.

Ratings and reviews

Loved it! I loved to see how the character of Lady Helen evolved, and it was believable too. I recommend it to all

This book had so very many stories within stories as Lady Helene unraveled her family history. The ending was very gruesome and sad with family secrets discovered and the presumptions that were made about the death of Lady Helene's father and ,also, the Frenchmen's secret wife. I did like Lady Helene's strong character.

Well written. A bit like a 'who done it'. I got intrigued by the story line and where it would go. Well done.

About the author

Jane Steen writes for readers who love a series you can’t put down. She blends saga, mystery, adventure, and a touch of romance, set against the background of the real-life issues facing women in the late nineteenth century.