The Duchess of Stortford Mysteries Books in Order

At a country birthday gathering in 1891, Alice’s husband is found dead below a staircase. Doubting the police verdict of accident, the duchess recruits trusted servants and a childhood friend to investigate guests whose secrets may explain his death.

Asked to locate a missing heir during the London Season of 1891, Duchess Alice investigates evasive relatives and an unexplained hotel encounter. Her servants and a private investigator help her determine who would benefit if the young man never returns.

A persistent suitor appears dead in Duchess Alice’s garden after she rejects his proposal. Her investigation into his final days exposes secrets in London society and hints that a mysterious organization may connect his death with her late husband.

Christmas funds disappear from both a village celebration and a stately home in 1892. Duchess Alice and Mrs Thursby compare clues through correspondence, investigating suspicious newcomers and respectable neighbors before the missing money ruins the festivities.

Summoned to help a worried dowager, the widowed Duchess Alice welcomes a break from mourning. Her hostess’s sudden death turns the visit into an investigation of resentful relatives, a returning son and secrets someone may kill to preserve.

A guest known for her interest in others’ affairs is murdered during a country-house weekend. Duchess Alice doubts the police theory of an intruder and searches for a missing letter that may reveal which secret made the victim dangerous.