As Death Draws Near (Lady Darby Mystery, #5)
Anna Lee Huber
"The latest mystery from the national bestselling author of A Study in Death tangles Lady Kiera Darby and Sebastian Gage in a dangerous web of religious and political intrigue. July 1831. In the midst of their idyllic honeymoon in England's Lake District, Kiera and Gage's seclusion is interrupted by a missive from Kiera's new father-in-law. A deadly incident involving a distant relative of the Duke of Wellington has taken place at an abbey south of Dublin, Ireland, and he insists that she and Gage look into the matter. Intent on discovering what kind of monster could murder a woman of the cloth, the couple travels to Rathfarnham Abbey school. Soon, a second nun is slain in broad daylight near a classroom full of young girls. With the sinful killer growing bolder, the mother superior would like to send the students home, but the growing civil unrest in Ireland would make the journey treacherous. Before long, Kiera starts to suspect that some of the girls may be hiding a sinister secret. With the killer poised to strike yet again, Kiera and Gage must make haste and unmask the fiend before their matrimonial bliss comes to an untimely end.."--
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Your favorite investigative duo and newlyweds, Kiera and Gage, are enjoying matrimonial bliss. That is until their serene honeymoon is interrupted by a letter from Gage’s father, asking them to investigate the mysterious death of a young postulant at an abbey outside of Dublin, Ireland.
Setting out to find out who would commit such a heinous crime, the couple travel to the Loretto Abbey school. But with an overwhelming list of suspects and very little information to go on, Kiera and Gage aren’t able to discover the killer before yet another nun is found dead. The Mother Superior nearly agrees to shut down the school, but with mounting civic unrest spreading throughout Ireland, she’s unwilling to risk the girls’ safety outside of the abbey no matter the threat they are facing internally.
No matter the obstacles, Kiera and Gage are determined to figure out what happened at the abbey and maintain a bit of their newlywed bliss.
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This book is my favorite of the series, and I seriously doubt that that will change as the series goes on. There is just so much to love here! From the setting to the cuteness overload from the newlyweds to the characters, Huber crafts a riveting mystery that keeps you guessing until the very end.
For my full review: https://booksandbibles.blog/death-draws-near-mystery-review/
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