Having long abandoned any hope of making a match, twenty-six-year-old Beatrice Hyde-Clare finds herself a little overwhelmed by her engagement to the Duke of Kesgrave.Cloying society matrons clamor for her attention while her aunt reels off an endless list of servants she will have to oversee. Even the most intrepid female would quake at the prospect of managing eight footmen!Fortunately, Bea knows the perfect distraction—an intriguing mystery—and pays a call on the Countess of Abercrombie, who had promised her that very thing only the evening before.But her ladyship is reluctant to discuss the details with a newly minted duchess-to-be, and it dawns on Bea that the investigation cuts closer to home than she could have ever imagined. Because this time the murder victims are her own mother and father, who had died twenty years before in a seemingly straightforward boating accident.Alas, nothing is straightforward, and as Bea digs into her past, she discovers with growing horror that she has no more idea how to be a daughter than she does a duchess.
Beatrice Hyde-Clare. Book 4
Well, I really couldn't stop. Don't know where will we go from here, but these four books in a way serve as a complete set. Maybe because details no matter how small become connected.
From the previous books (Book 2) we get to know Lady Abercombie, who claims to be a very good friend of her mother. The reason why she never sought her friend's daughter has been grief for her friend's early death.
But by Book 4 Lady Abercombie re-read Clara's letters (Bea's mom name) she found them concerning and might have been warning signs instead of a presentation of theatrics. Only by recollecting these events through letters the widow thought that there is something more to the death of Hyde-Clare couple.
Although Bea's situation changed due to her engagement to the man she loves, she can't get away from the feeling of certain expectations her new status demands of her. But despite all that she still proseeds with investigation.
Through communication with different people she slowly pieces together the truth, but is it the real truth? Because it felt like everyone had a different version. They own perception of teh truth.
Must admit in general the tone this book had is heavier than previous ones, especially because it is so personal and connected to Bea's parents, but to think what really happened to them is quite devastating.
Damien is not present in this book, not because they had a conflict, on the contrary I fall in love with their pair more and more, they are so good together and he is so fitting for her, even if you think they actually don't know much about each other's lives prior to their meeting and even love. The reason is simple, while Bea is conflicted Damien had his own reasons to wait for her to tell him herself, he is perfect because he would never say no to her no matter how many insecurities she's riddled with.
Oh yeah, how can I not mention the Aunt Vera. At the peak of my dissatisfaction with her she actually reveals her motivation, and althought it serves as her "justification" it does not earn my forgiveness of her, even if Bea is not mad at them. From another point this woman who thought of herself as smart realized she lived with misconception for 20 years.
The next book involves a person who is responsible for the majority of Bea's failures when she just had her first season. I kinda love that this series of books involves people already mentioned instead of creating something completely different with characters unknown.
And Bea and Damien are not married yet!
And now everyone knows that she has a tendency to solve mysteries.
RATE: 5/5.
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