King Devil

A historical mystery set in early twentieth-century New England from the acclaimed author of the Peter Shandy series.
Upon graduating from an academy for respectable young ladies, Lavinia
Tabard heads to the New England countryside and her rich cousin Zilpha’s
summer cottage with the low expectations of a charity case. Lavinia
intends to endure Zilpha’s saccharine sweetness and her “companion”
Tetsy’s bullying ways only until she can plan an escape that doesn’t
involve marriage.
 
A welcome distraction comes when, as she
works on a grave rubbing at the local cemetery, Lavinia notices
something strange about the dates on the stone. Her questions lead to
the doorsteps of several interesting neighbors, including a self-made
young architect with a temper as fiery as his red hair. Hayward Clinton
and his partner have an office on Zilpha’s property, an awkward
situation that won’t change until the mysterious disappearance of the
business’s original owner is solved. It’s a case too curious for Lavinia
to resist—but someone will stop at nothing to ensure that she does.
 
King Devil
is an entertaining tale of suspense from the acclaimed author of the
Peter Shandy Mysteries, as well as the Boston-set Sarah Kelling and Max
Bittersohn series.