Nature of the Crime — Cara Devlin

The Bow Street Duchess Mystery series continues in January 2024 with the sixth Audrey Sinclair and Hugh Marsden investigation... When a fellow passenger is found dead on Audrey's packet ship from France, a mysterious note on the body points to her as the killer. Detained in Dover for an inquest that is being led by a prejudiced magistrate, she is joined by trusted friends and family-and the newly minted viscount, Hugh Marsden-to prove her innocence. But when it's discovered the murdered man was a private inquiry agent, hired to follow the duchess while she traveled the Continent, they enter a race to find out who hired him and why-and what secrets the true killer intends to expose before sending Audrey to an early grave. Series Order: Book 1: Murder at the Seven DialsBook 2: Death at Fournier DownsBook 3: Silence of DeceitBook 4: Penance for the DeadBook 5: Fatal by DesignBook 6: Nature of the CrimeBook 7: Taken to the Grave (March 25, 2024)