Anastasia Hastings
Of Hoaxes and Homicides
A Dear Miss Hermione Mystery #2
London, 1885: Sensible Violet Manville and her half-sister, Sephora, are bored. Though neither would ever admit it, they miss the thrill of playing detective. So when Violet receives a letter from “A Heartbroken Mother” sent to her alter ego, the famous agony aunt, Miss Hermione, her pulse quickens. She finds herself investigating a cult, The Hermetic Order of the Children of Aed, where there are mystical doings and a haunted abbey.
With the dashing but frustrating Eli Marsh turning up and one of the Children poisoned, Violet and Sephora—along with their trusty housekeeper, Bunty—may have more intrigue than they can manage.
Publisher’s Weekly starred review, “Readers will be ravenous for the next installment in this series.”
BookBub.com, best historical mystery books of 2024
Amazon, Best Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Akron Beacon Journal, “As good as ‘Manners’ was, ‘Hoaxes’ is better.”
Of Manners and Murder
A Dear Miss Hermione Mystery #1
London, 1885
When Violet’s Aunt Adelia absconds with her newest paramour, she leaves her role as the popular Agony Aunt, “Miss Hermione,” in Violet’s hands.
The first letter she receives is full, not of prissy pondering, but of portent. Ivy Armstrong fears for her life! When Violet visits the village where the letter was posted, she finds that Ivy is already dead.
Violet Manville quickly discovers that when you represent the best-loved Agony Aunt in the Empire, manners–and murder–are all in a day’s work.
