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About Sara Rosett
"USA Today" bestselling author Sara Rosett writes lighthearted mysteries for readers who enjoy atmospheric settings, fun characters, and puzzling whodunits. She loves reading Golden Age mysteries, watching Jane Austen adaptions, and travel.
She is the author of the High Society Lady Detective historical mystery series as well as three contemporary cozy series: the Murder on Location series, the On the Run series, and the Ellie Avery series. Sara is the creator of the online course, How to Outline A Cozy Mystery, and is the author of "How to Write a Series."
"Publishers Weekly" called Sara's books “enchanting,” “well-executed,” and “sparkling.” Sara loves to get new stamps in her passport and considers dark chocolate a daily requirement. Find out more at SaraRosett.com.
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Good houseguests don’t get accused of murder…
Kate Sharp loves the perks of her location scout profession. When she fills in for a researcher at a Regency-themed English house party, she’s looking forward to indulging in the posh atmosphere of tea on the lawn and elegant candlelight dinners, but when a guest is murdered in a locked room, Kate becomes the prime suspect.
As she turns her attention to the guests, the staff, and the owners, Kate must unlock the mystery and uncover the murderer before she’s arrested for a crime she didn’t commit.
Death in a Stately Home is the third installment in the Murder on Location collection, a series of British cozy mysteries. If you love engaging characters, compelling British detective mysteries, the works of Jane Austen, and vivid locations that transport you to another place, then you’ll love Sara Rosett’s latest whodunit.
Buy Death in a Stately Home to escape into another Kate Sharp mystery today!
MURDER ON LOCATION SERIES:
- Book One - Death in the English Countryside
- Book Two - Death in an English Cottage
- Book Three - Death in a Stately Home
- Book Four - Death in an Elegant City
- Book Five - Menace at the Christmas Market (Novella)
- Book Six - Death in an English Garden
- Book Seven - Death at an English Wedding
Have you read Sara Rosett’s other mystery series?
If you like historical mysteries with lady detectives, check out the HIGH SOCIETY LADY DETECTIVE mystery series./
If you like travel with your mystery, check out theON THE RUN INTERNATIONAL MYSTERIES. /
Even quaint and cozy English villages have a dark side . . .
Location scout and Jane Austen aficionado, Kate Sharp, is thrilled when the company she works for lands the job of finding locations for a new film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, but then her boss fails to return from a scouting trip to England. Kate travels to England to salvage the company's reputation.
Things go from bad to worse when Kate arrives in Nether Woodsmoor, a quaint village of golden stone cottages and rolling green hills, only to find no trace of her boss. Even the rumpled, easygoing local scout they consulted, Alex, doesn’t know where he might be.
Increasingly worried about her boss and with an antsy director waiting for updates about the preproduction details, Kate embarks on a search that includes a pub-crawl and cozy cottages as well as stately country manors. But with no sign of her boss, she begins to suspect that the picturesque village and beautiful countryside may not be as idyllic as they seem.
Death in the English Countryside is the first installment of the popular Murder on Location cozy mystery series from USA Today bestseller Sara Rosett.
MURDER ON LOCATION SERIES: MURDER ON LOCATION SERIES:
- Book One - Death in the English Countryside
- Book Two - Death in an English Cottage
- Book Three - Death in a Stately Home
- Book Four - Death in an Elegant City
- Book Five - Menace at the Christmas Market (Novella)
- Book Six - Death in an English GardenBook Seven - Death at an English Wedding
Have you read Sara Rosett’s other mystery series?
If you like historical mysteries with lady detectives, check out the HIGH SOCIETY LADY DETECTIVE mystery series.
If you like travel with your mystery, check out the ON THE RUN INTERNATIONAL MYSTERIES.
South Regent Mansions has all the modern conveniences . . . including murder
London, February, 1924. Discreet sleuth for the high society set, Olive Belgrave is delighted with her new flat at South Regent Mansions where she’s made several friends, including the modern career woman, Minerva, who draws a popular cartoon about a flapper for a London newspaper.
But then Minerva comes to Olive for help after catching a glimpse of a disturbing sight—a dead body. At least, that’s what Minerva thought she saw, but there’s not a dead body anywhere in the posh building, and the residents are continuing with their lives as they normally do. Is Minerva seeing things? Is she barmy? Or is there a more sinister explanation?
To help restore Minerva’s peace of mind, Olive investigates her neighbors. They include: society’s “it” girl of the moment, an accountant with a fondness for gadgets, a snooty society matron, and a school teacher turned bridge instructor. Olive uncovers rivalries, clandestine affairs, and hidden jealousies. With dashing Jasper at her side, Olive must discover whose secret is worth killing for.
If you like sophisticated whodunits, charming characters, and novels with a lighthearted tone, you’ll enjoy the seventh installment of the High Society Lady Detective series, Murder at the Mansions, from USA Today bestselling author, Sara Rosett.
Midnight treasure hunts, fancy-dress parties, and a blue-blooded murder . . .
November, 1923. Olive’s school chum, Gigi, invites Olive to London because Gigi’s dotty grandmother fears for her life—or so she’s said to Gigi. However Olive is surprised to find that the dowager is far from muddled. The sharp and imperious matriarch refuses to admit to her worries and sends Olive on her way.
Without a client or case, Olive is swept into the glittering lifestyle of the “fast set,” and their decadent excess. But then among the cocktails and champagne, a murderer strikes during a frivolous party game, and Olive realizes the dowager’s fears were well-founded.
Can Olive unmask the upper crust culprit before the party’s over for a bright young person?
An Old Money Murder in Mayfair is the fifth installment in the popular High Society Lady Detective series from USA Today bestselling author Sara Rosett. Join Olive and her dapper sleuthing partner Jasper as they navigate the extravagant parties of the Bright Young People as well as their own budding relationship . . .
London, 1923. Olive Belgrave needs a job. Despite her aristocratic upbringing, she’s penniless. Determined to support herself, she jumps at an unconventional job—looking into the background of her cousin’s fiancé, Alfred.
Alfred burst into the upper crust world of London’s high society, but his answers to questions about his past are decidedly vague. Before Olive can gather more than the basics, a murder occurs at a posh party. Suddenly, every Bright Young Person in attendance is a suspect, and Olive must race to find the culprit because a sly murderer is determined to make sure Olive’s first case is her last.
Murder at Archly Manor is the first in the High Society Lady Detective series of charming historical cozy mysteries. If you like witty banter, glamorous settings, and delightful plot twists, you’ll love USA Today bestselling author Sara Rosett’s series for Anglophiles and mystery lovers alike.
Travel back to the Golden Age of detective fiction with Murder at Archly Manor.
A Christmas Novella
With the holidays nearing, Kate has time off, a rare occurrence for a location scout. The Jane Austen documentary series is in a production lull, and she plans to spend her time searching for the perfect Christmas gift for Alex, which has turned out to be a task as difficult as finding an unspoiled location for a medieval-inspired fantasy series.
Kate goes to the local Regency-themed Christmas Market in search of a gift, but a new acquaintance is poisoned. Kate is drawn into the investigation and soon realizes she must discover who wants to make sure she doesn’t ring in the New Year.
Menace at the Christmas Market is the fifth standalone installment in the Murder on Location cozy mystery series. Celebrate the holiday season with this fun Christmas novella from USA Today bestselling author Sara Rosett today!
MURDER ON LOCATION SERIES:
- Book One - Death in the English Countryside
- Book Two - Death in an English Cottage
- Book Three - Death in a Stately Home
- Book Four - Death in an Elegant City
- Book Five - Menace at the Christmas Market (Novella)
- Book Six - Death in an English Garden
- Book Seven - Death at an English Wedding
Have you read Sara Rosett’s other mystery series?
If you like historical mysteries with lady detectives, check out the HIGH SOCIETY LADY DETECTIVE mystery series./
If you like travel with your mystery, check out theON THE RUN INTERNATIONAL MYSTERIES. /
Top hats and tails. Mink and murder . . .
November, 1923. An invitation to a house party at the estate of Parkview Hall is a welcome respite for Olive Belgrave, a newly minted working girl who’s become the solver of high society’s trickiest problems.
But when the sumptuous black tie event turns deadly, Olive’s cousin Peter becomes the main suspect. Olive must unmask a sophisticated killer before an innocent man takes the blame . . . because murder doesn’t RSVP.
Murder in Black Tie is the fourth standalone installment in the High Society Lady Detective series. If you like mysteries with elegant settings, charming characters, and a whodunit that will keep you guessing, you’ll love USA Today bestselling author Sara Rosett’s series of delightful historical mysteries.
Escape into an elegant country home mystery with Murder in Black Tie.
Sightseeing can be murder…
Location scout Kate Sharp is thrilled to be part of a scouting trip to the historic city of Bath, England to research the location for a Jane Austen documentary. But before Kate gets a chance to stroll the elegant boulevards where Austen once lived, murder cuts the sightseeing short. Now Kate must rearrange her itinerary and find the killer before she and the production are shut down permanently.
Perfect for fans of British detective mysteries,Death in an Elegant City blends the puzzle of a whodunit with the mystique of Jane Austen. It is the fourth installment in the popular Murder on Location series, a collection of traditional British cozy mysteries. Escape into a quintessentially English cozy with a Sara Rosett mystery today!
MURDER ON LOCATION SERIES:
- Book One - Death in the English Countryside
- Book Two - Death in an English Cottage
- Book Three - Death in a Stately Home
- Book Four - Death in an Elegant City
- Book Five - Menace at the Christmas Market (Novella)
- Book Six - Death in an English Garden
- Book Seven - Death at an English Wedding
Have you read Sara Rosett’s other mystery series?
If you like historical mysteries with lady detectives, check out the HIGH SOCIETY LADY DETECTIVE mystery series./
If you like travel with your mystery, check out theON THE RUN INTERNATIONAL MYSTERIES./
An English cottage to die for . . .
It’s spring in England, and location scout Kate Sharp has returned to the quaint village of Nether Woodsmoor with its lush gardens, budding hedgerows, and mellow stone cottages to work on a Jane Austen television documentary. The unique opportunity also gives her the chance to explore a possible romance with Alex, the deliciously rumpled local scout.
Rumors of recently discovered Jane Austen letters stir up the production, but then an unidentified young woman dies, and the police investigation narrows to focus on the documentary crew. Desperate to keep her job and help a friend under suspicion, Kate delves into the search for the identity of the woman. Who was she? What was her connection to the seemingly sleepy village? And who in the village is lying?
Delve into this traditional British mystery from USA Today bestselling author Sara Rosett and escape to the English countryside.
MURDER ON LOCATION SERIES:
- Book One - Death in the English Countryside
- Book Two - Death in an English Cottage
- Book Three - Death in a Stately Home
- Book Four - Death in an Elegant City
- Book Five - Menace at the Christmas Market (Novella)
- Book Six - Death in an English Garden
- Book Seven - Death at an English Wedding
Have you read Sara Rosett’s other mystery series?
If you like historical mysteries with lady detectives, check out the HIGH SOCIETY LADY DETECTIVE mystery series./
If you like travel with your mystery, check out theON THE RUN INTERNATIONAL MYSTERIES. /
Tying the knot was never so deadly…
Wedding bells are ringing for location scouts Kate and Alex in a ceremony at one of England’s most elegant stately homes, but when a guest is murdered and suspicion falls on those closest to Kate, she and Alex must put their plans for happily ever after on hold. If they can’t figure out who sabotaged their big day, their honeymoon may be over before it begins.
Death at an English Wedding is the seventh installment in the popular Murder on Location series from USA Today bestselling author Sara Rosett, which features an English village and quirky characters along with dashes of humor and romance.
Indulge your inner Anglophile with Sara Rosett’s English village cozy today!
MURDER ON LOCATION SERIES:
- Book One - Death in the English Countryside
- Book Two - Death in an English Cottage
- Book Three - Death in a Stately Home
- Book Four - Death in an Elegant City
- Book Five - Menace at the Christmas Market (Novella)
- Book Six - Death in an English Garden
- Book Seven - Death at an English Wedding
Have you read Sara Rosett’s other mystery series?
If you like historical mysteries with lady detectives, check out the HIGH SOCIETY LADY DETECTIVE mystery series.
If you like travel with your mystery, check out theON THE RUN INTERNATIONAL MYSTERIES.
An opulent London townhouse, a mummy curse . . .
. . . and a plucky lady detective. It’s October, 1923, and Olive Belgrave has a new case. Her client, Lady Agnes doesn’t believe in curses, and she hires Olive to prove her Egyptologist uncle wasn’t the victim of a malevolent mummy. Olive investigates and discovers the truth is much worse—it’s murder.
Can Olive debunk the curse and reveal the true culprit before the supposed curse claims another victim?
The Egyptian Antiquities Murder is the third book in the High Society Lady Detective series, a historical mystery series set in 1920s England. If you enjoy lighthearted novels reminiscent of the Golden Age of detective fiction with spirited protagonists, perplexing mysteries, and atmospheric settings, you’ll love the High Society Lady Detective series from USA Today bestseller Sara Rosett. Get your copy today!
A missing author and a sleepy English village rife with secrets . . .
September, 1923. Despite closing her first case, high society lady detective Olive Belgrave hasn’t found a new client. She’s taken a job as a hat model to pay for her poky boarding house room. But then a job offer comes her way—make discreet inquiries about a famous author who’s disappeared.
Olive travels to the English countryside to hunt for the missing mystery author. But soon after she arrives in the sleepy village, a body is discovered. Then a second murder focuses the police’s attention on Olive, and she must clear her name before the murderer pens a plot that frames her.
Murder at Blackburn Hall is the second book in the High Society Lady Detective series, a lighthearted cozy historical mystery series set in 1920s England. If you love novels that take you back to the Golden Age of detective fiction with interesting plots, posh settings, and twisty mysteries, you’ll love the High Society Lady Detective Series from USA Today bestseller Sara Rosett.
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