The Candlelit Coffin — Elizabeth Bailey

A thrilling mix of mystery and romance! For fans of Georgette Heyer, Mary Balogh, Barbara Erskine and Jane Austen. Murder lurks behind the scenes... 1791, England Lord Francis and Lady Ottilia Fanshawe have suffered a devastating blow. With Ottilia sunk deep into a depression, Francis is desperate to get his beloved wife back. So when he hears about a murder at the seaside town of Weymouth, an idea starts to form... A young girl's body has been discovered, laid out in an open coffin, surrounded by candles. The staged scene, and the fact that the victim was a member of a theatrical troupe, suggests one of her colleagues is the killer. Knowing Ottilia's sharp intuition and penchant for solving mysteries, Francis brings her to the murder site. Can the case spark Ottilia's interest? Will the intrepid 'Lady Fan' once more make an appearance? And can she solve the mystery of the Candlelit Coffin...? THE CANDLELIT COFFIN is the fourth book in the Lady Fan Mystery series: historical romance murder mysteries with a courageous woman sleuth embarking on a traditional British, private investigation in eighteenth-century London. 'The late Regency writer Georgette Heyer lives-and she's writing mysteries as Elizabeth Bailey!' - Meritorious Mysteries 'Ottilia is a strong, intelligent character with a real enthusiasm for detective work' - She Reads Novels 'They have everything you love in romances, plus continuing characters you can really come to love, and murders as well! Her heroine sleuth, Ottilia, is a fantastic character.' - Historical Romance UK LADY FAN HISTORICAL MYSTERY SERIESBOOK ONE: The Gilded ShroudBOOK TWO: The Deathly PortentBOOK THREE: The Opium PurgeBOOK FOUR: The Candlelit CoffinBOOK FIVE: The Mortal BlowBOOK SIX: The Fateful MarriageBOOK SEVEN: The Dagger DanceBOOK EIGHT: The Unwanted CorpseBOOK NINE: The Vengeance TrailBOOK TEN: The Hanging CheatBOOK ELEVEN: The Killing Cave