Death by Misadventure
A Lady Emily Mystery
by Tasha Alexander
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Pub Date Sep 24 2024 | Archive Date Oct 08 2024
St. Martin's Press | Minotaur Books
Description
In the latest installment of Tasha Alexander’s New York Times bestselling series, Lady Emily must solve a string of high stakes “accidents” while trapped in a lavish villa in the Bavarian Alps.
In the winter of 1906, Lady Emily and husband Colin are invited to the opulent home of Baroness Ursula von Duchtel in the Bavarian alps. Outside is a mountainous winter wonderland with a view of Mad King Ludwig’s fairy tale castle. Inside, the villa hosts a magnificent but eclectic art collection—as well as an equally eclectic collection of fellow guests, among them a musician, an art dealer, a coquette from the demi-monde, and Kaspar, the Baroness’ boorish son-in-law, whom, it begins to appear, someone wants dead.
Almost forty years earlier, Niels, a young German lord, sings to himself in the forest surrounding those same alps, capturing the attention of a not-yet-mad King Ludwig. Niels and the king become fast friends, their relationship deepening into something more as their time together stretches on. But while King Ludwig is content to live out a fantasy where their responsibilities don't matter and the outside world doesn't affect them, Niels knows that their bliss cannot last forever...
Decades later, Emily continues to investigate Kaspar's increasingly lethal “mishaps" when tragedy strikes, ensnaring the guests in a web of fear and suspicion. It’s up to Emily to sift through old secrets and motivations, some stretching far into the past, to unmask the killer.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781250872364 |
| PRICE | $29.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 304 |
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Featured Reviews
Nicole A, Reviewer
I love books of rich people trapped in fierce climates. Emily and Colin are an engaging couple and watching them work together is always my favorite part of this series. Set in the Bavarian Alps, the story is woven into the story of the Mad King Ludwig's attempt to build his masterpiece of a castle. I was genuinely surprised by the ending, and loved the story.
Elisabeth C, Reviewer
Tasha’s books in this series almost always have dual storylines that intersect at the end. It was interesting to see how Niel and Ludwig's story connected to the main storyline. I always enjoy reading these mysteries, especially since each book is set in a new location. I look forward to seeing where Emily and Colin travel next.
Tiffany K, Bookseller
I enjoyed this greatly having been to Neuschwanstein Castle myself - except when I went it was with my parents, not with a handsome and debonair husband like Colin (sigh, life is so unfair). I am always delighted to read a new Lady Emily mystery, and while this one was one of the more easy mysteries to figure out before the 'big reveal', I still really liked being back with beloved characters while having a dual-time plot. Although this novel can be read alone, I do recommend reading all of the previous books, as they are wonderful.
Reviewer 512203
The latest installment of the Lady Emily series takes us the Bavarian Alps, the setting of the fairy tale castle Neuschwanstein, during the year 1906, Traveling with their friend Cecile, Emily and her husband Colin become involved with a eclectic group of people, all of whom become suspects when of them is killed after a series of strange "accidents" -- all of which are too suspicious to really be accidents.
Interwoven with the murder whodunit is a storyline set forty years in the past, before Kind Ludwig has begun construction on Neuschwanstein. He becomes involved with a young lord, Niels. Their friendship deepens into something more profound over time. But politics and gay love affairs don't make a good match, especially in the nineteenth century.
Lady Emily mysteries almost always have dual storylines that intersect at the end, and this is no exception. It was interesting to see how Niel and Ludwig's story connected to the main storyline.
I always enjoy reading these mysteries, especially since each book is set in a new location. I look forward to seeing where Emily and Colin travel next. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an advanced reader's copy in exchange for my opinions.
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