The Body in the Garden Audiobook By Katharine Schellman cover art

The Body in the Garden

A Lily Adler Mystery

 Preview
LIMITED TIME OFFER

3 months free
Try for $0.00
Offer ends July 31, 2025 at 11:59PM PT.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 3 months. Cancel anytime.

The Body in the Garden

By: Katharine Schellman
Narrated by: Henrietta Meire
Try for $0.00

$0.00/mo. after 3 months. Offer ends July 31, 2025 at 11:59PM PT. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $19.16

Buy for $19.16

Confirm purchase
Pay using card ending in
Switch payment method
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use, License, and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.
Cancel

London 1815. Although newly widowed Lily Adler is returning to a society that frowns on independent women, she is determined to create a meaningful life for herself even without a husband. She's no stranger to the glittering world of London's upper crust. At a ball thrown by her oldest friend, Lady Walter, she expects the scandal, gossip, and secrets. What she doesn't expect is the dead body in Lady Walter's garden.

Lily overheard the man just minutes before he was shot: young, desperate, and attempting blackmail. But she's willing to leave the matter to the local constables - until Lord Walter bribes the investigating magistrate to drop the case. Stunned and confused, Lily realizes she's the only one with the key to catching the killer.

Aided by a roguish navy captain and a mysterious heiress from the West Indies, Lily sets out to discover whether her friend's husband is mixed up in blackmail and murder. The unlikely team tries to conceal their investigation behind the whirl of London's social season, but the dead man knew secrets about people with power. Secrets that they would kill to keep hidden. Now, Lily will have to uncover the truth - before she becomes the murderer's next target.

©2020 Katharine Schellman (P)2020 Dreamscape Media, LLC Amateur Sleuths Historical Mystery Women Sleuths
Intriguing Mystery • Great Characters • Energetic Performance • Historical Setting • Unexpected Twists • Strong Women
Highly rated for:
All stars
Most relevant  
it was a good clean fun book. it took a lot of different turns. I was suspicious of everyone in the book. : ) I can wait to read more books by this author!

what a great book

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
LOVED THIS BOOK. THE CHARACTERS ARE CAPTIVATING, AND THE MOMENTS OF HUMOR SLIPPED IN AT JUST THE RIGHT MOMENT. THE STORY WAS INTRIGUING, AND, YES, WE CAN ALL FEEL SUPERIOR, FROM TIME TO TIME, AT HOW MUCH LESS MATERIALISTIC AND ARTIFICIAL WE ARE TODAY. (IF YOU REALLY THINK SO) I CANNOT WAIT TO READ BOOK 2.

EXCELLENT READ

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Great characters, liked the narrator. enjoyed the historical aspect of the story. will probably check out book in the series.

Enjoyable book

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Clean story and fun murder mystery! I enjoyed the story line and I didn’t expect who did it!!
Nice narrator too.
I hope there is more books for this series! I will listen if there is!
Leslie M.

Murder Adventure!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Good historical mystery - a great twist or two, great characters.
I loved Lily, her spunk and her stubbornness. And Captain Hartley is so dashing and charming! They make quite the pair - well-matched in both wits and wisdom. The mystery was very believable, and the characters went through all the right steps to solve the mystery (no one jumped to any baseless conclusions).
I felt like the plot moved a little slowly, but ultimately a good listen.
The accents were very well done - great narration.

Good historical mystery

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Can't believe we have to wait until July for the next book! I'm so intrigued with this book - the style, the story, and the unique main character. I am interested in a potential love triangle developing, and I'm desperate for another fascinating, drawn out mystery.

I'm frantic for the next book.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I look forward for the next book!
Engaging, gripping, and clever.
A delightful reading.

A great book by all means!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I really enjoyed the story and narrator. There was mystery and intrigue along with good banter. No romance, just a friendly comraderie between the MFC and her male sidekick. I was interested from start to finish.

Fun- a good way to spend an afternoon

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I'll admit that things picked up enough by thd end that I'd be interested in a sequel. However, I found the book somewhat a slog overall. Lily herself seemed rather harsh and self-important much of the time; secondary characters were well-developed. Had trouble with the co-dependent relationship between her and Jack. Wasn't a real fan of the audio narration, which highlighted Lily's brittle behavior, with Jack's voice a bit grating.

Limited enthusiasm

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I was blessed to listen to this book while taking my daily walk. I would get engrossed in the story and pushed my walk to the max. so not only was it a great diversion in this time of isolation, it was a great stimulus to better health!!

A stimulating read/listen

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews