The Maleficent Maid
Jacqueline Beard
Works of: Fiction
Maids don’t poison out of spite, no matter how disagreeable… Join Lawrence and Violet in another perplexing case
Suffolk 1903. William Gardiner is on trial for his life for the cold-hearted stabbing of Rose Harsent. In a last-ditch attempt to find the murderer, concerned parties call on Lawrence Harpham for help, but someone is stalking the good people of Peasenhall and confounding his investigation.
Meanwhile, Violet takes on a poisoning puzzle from the past. Was the bad-tempered housemaid a killer or just a convenient suspect?
With two historical crimes and the distraction of a mysterious stranger at Netherwood, will they solve the case before time runs out?
The Maleficent Maid is a compelling mystery perfect for fans of Elly Griffiths, Irina Shapiro and Emily Organ
The Lawrence Harpham Mysteries
- Book 1 The Fressingfield Witch
- Book 2 The Ripper Deception
- Book 3 The Scole Confession
- Book 4 The Felsham Affair
- Book 5 The Moving Stone
- Book 6 The Maleficent Maid
Short Story – The Montpellier Mystery (Book 2.5)
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Other books by Jacqueline Beard
You’ll Never Escape Me
The Disappearing Doctor
The Girl in Flat Three
The Poisoned Partridge
The Croydon Enigma
The Cornish Widow
The Moving Stone
The Felsham Affair
The Scole Confession
The Ripper Deception
The Fressingfield Witch
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