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A Sinister Establishment

A Regency Cozy (A Beatrice Hyde-Clare Mystery, Book 6)

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A Sinister Establishment

By: Lynn Messina
Narrated by: Jill Smith
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The former Beatrice Hyde-Clare is having a little trouble adjusting to her new situation. Now installed as the duchess of Kesgrave in elegant splendor in Berkeley Square, she is confounded by the stately residence’s seemingly endless array of rooms.

And every time one of the maids addresses her as "your grace", she flinches. And the butler! Oh, yes, that imposing servant holds her in utter contempt and has no qualms about sharing his opinion with the rest of the staff.

It’s all so wretched.

But just as Bea begins to despair - a bright spot.

A neighboring house has suffered a ghastly tragedy, and although the constable deems it an inadvertent decapitation, she can’t believe anyone could be so careless as to accidentally lose his head.

Determined to discover the truth, the new duchess pays her first social call. Because even if she can’t find her way around her palatial home, she certainly knows her way around a murder.

©2020 Lynn Messina (P)2020 Lynn Messina Cozy Historical Mystery Women Sleuths

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Although it was a little slow in spots the banter between characters was excellent and the narrator perfect for the series.

Love Beatrice and Kesgrave!

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Enjoyed the time period and the different heroine and how the stories
y unfolded then.

intriguing book with many twists and turns.

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The title for this review applies to Bea, now Duchess, but also to Lynn Messina and Jill Smith. The story was delightful and the narration perfect, both things are always so.
Highly recommend this series!

She Continues to be Amazing!

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Love the evolving relationship of Bea and the Duke! They are perfect for each other.

Love this Series

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Jill Smith perfectly narrates this humorous escape from 2020. I’ve read all the books in this series with great pleasure. Keswick and Beatrice are well suited.

Another enjoyable murder from Lynn Messina

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I absolutely love this series! The combination of Bea and the Duke with their fun snarky banter, their intensifying romance, and a new murder to solve is simply a lot of fun. The romance is definitely hotter in this book as they are now honeymooners. If you love regency and mystery this author combines the two genres beautifully. I definitely recommend reading this series in order or you will miss far too much of the fun. I can't wait to see what happens in the next book!

To the parents, this series has been pretty clean (free of language, overly graphic violence and sex scenes), however, this book is really heated up in the passion side as Bea and Damien are now honeymooners... That being said there is heavy kissing, allusions to bedroom activities and making out but the author does stop before things get too far in and the scenes do skip ahead but there are multiple scenes. This one is really for the more mature, older teen to adult - PG13 for sure.

Mystery Meets Jane Austin - Highly Recommend!

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I've consumed all six books in the Beatrice Hyde-Clare series in the span of 3 or 4 days.
In this volume, I had to take a break near the beginning when our Heroine was panicking in the butler pantry.
It took some self-reflection to realize the scene was uncomfortable because it was so similar to my own issues with anxiety and overthinking.
I don't know if this is the last book in the series; if there's another, I will definitely be purchasing it.

Twisty Mystery, Regency Love Match

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Such a fun series. Dialogue is so witty and sharp. I love it. Narrator top-notch.

Perfect fun and witty escape

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Not my favorite story. Some parts are extremely long-winded and frustrating, but the narrator is excellent.

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The first few books were difficult to get past the details. This one was as detailed, but mesmerizing in its unfolding. I enjoyed this installment immensely.

An appreciation for the exceedingly detailed method of detection has arrived.

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