Title: The Mitford
Murders
Author: Jessica
Fellowes
Published: 2017
Call #: FIC Fellowes
With her father dead
and her mother unwell, Louisa has not had an easy life. Her Uncle Stephen
is an all around ne'er do well fellow who teaches his niece to become a
pickpocket, amongst other things. Fed up with her current situation, Louisa
seizes a job opportunity to become a companion of sorts to the Mitford sisters.
On her way to the interview, Louisa falls on the tracks at Victoria Station and
nearly ruins her chances of getting the position by arriving very late.
Fortunately, the lady of the house is willing to see her the next day, where
Louisa accepts the position. She quickly becomes nursemaid, confidante
and chaperone to all of the Mitford girls, but especially Nancy.
At the same time that
Louisa falls on the tracks at the train station, a murder is committed on one
of the trains. In this fictional retelling of a real-life unsolved murder
mystery, war nurse Florence Nightingale Shore (goddaughter to the famous
Florence Nightingale), is murdered on the train from London. The rest of
the story tells how the murderer is found out, with a plot twist as the big
reveal happens during Nancy's 18th birthday party.
Jessica Fellowes is the
niece of Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes and has written
companion books in the series. Mitford Murders is her
first in a series of Golden Age mysteries. It is a must-read if you enjoy
British historical mysteries or historical fiction in general.
Michaelle S.
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