A grave matter a Lady Darby novel

"Scotland, 1830. Following the death of her dear friend, Lady Kiera Darby is in need of a safe haven. Returning to her childhood home, Kiera hopes her beloved brother, Trevor, and the merriment of the Hogmanay Ball will distract her. But when a caretaker is murdered and a grave is disturbed at...

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Main Author: Huber, Anna Lee
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Berkley Publishing Group, 2014.
Series: Lady Darby novel ; 3.
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Summary: "Scotland, 1830. Following the death of her dear friend, Lady Kiera Darby is in need of a safe haven. Returning to her childhood home, Kiera hopes her beloved brother, Trevor, and the merriment of the Hogmanay Ball will distract her. But when a caretaker is murdered and a grave is disturbed at nearby Dryburgh Abbey, Kiera is once more thrust into the cold grasp of death. While Kiera knows that aiding in another inquiry will only further tarnish her reputation, her knowledge of anatomy could make the difference in solving the case. But agreeing to investigate means Kiera must deal with the complicated emotions aroused in her by inquiry agent Sebastian Gage. When Gage arrives, he reveals that the incident at the Abbey was not the first--some fiend is digging up old bones and holding them for ransom. Now Kiera and Gage must catch the grave robber and put the case to rest . . . before another victim winds up six feet under"--
Item Description: "A Lady Darby Mystery" --cover
Physical Description: 421 pages
ISBN: 9780425253694
0425253694
Author Notes: Anna Lee Huber is the RITA and Daphne award-nominated author of the Lady Darby Mysteries, including As Death Draws Near , A Study in Death , A Grave Matter , Mortal Arts , and The Anatomist's Wife . She is a summa cum laude graduate of Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee, where she majored in music and minored in psychology. She currently resides in Indiana with her family and is hard at work on the next Lady Darby novel.