{"title":"Books by Katharine Schellman","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781639108411","title":"A Scandal in Mayfair","description":"\u003cb\u003eSometimes danger lurks in plain sight, and in the cutthroat London Season socialite Lily Adler must race against time to catch a killer. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFans of \u003ci\u003eBridgerton\u003c\/i\u003e will delight in this Regency-era mystery featuring an intrepid sleuth, plenty of intrigue, and a touch of romance.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLondon, 1817. The London Season is beginning once more, and Lily Adler’s return to her home on Half Moon Street feels different this year. No longer a recent widow, she has a life and friends waiting for her. Lily also has new responsibilities in the form of her protégée Amelia, the sister of her longtime friend Jack Hartley, who is escaping her own brush with scandal and murder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt doesn’t take long for Lily’s growing reputation as a lady of quality who can discreetly find what is missing or solve what is puzzling to bring a desperate young woman to her doorstep. But helping her means unraveling a tangled web of family secrets. Soon, a missing will, a dead body and the threat of blackmail leave Lily facing danger every way she turns. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe glittering society of Mayfair conceals many secrets, and the back alleys of London hide even more. Lily Adler will need to find the connection between them quickly if she wants to stop a killer before it’s too late.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44581698011314,"sku":"9781639108411","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781639108411_6dd903c0-f716-4d0d-8621-b121749ab93b.jpg?v=1786024941"},{"product_id":"9781639101436","title":"Silence in the Library","description":"\u003cb\u003eRegency widow Lily Adler didn't expect to find a corpse when visiting a family friend. Now it's up to her to discover the killer in the charming second installment in the Lily Adler mysteries.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRegency widow Lily Adler has finally settled into her new London life when her semi-estranged father arrives unexpectedly, intending to stay with her while he recovers from an illness. Hounded by his disapproval, Lily is drawn into spending time with Lady Wyatt, the new wife of an old family friend. Lily barely knows Lady Wyatt. But she and her husband, Sir Charles, seem as happy as any newly married couple until the morning Lily arrives to find the house in an uproar and Sir Charles dead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll signs indicate that he tripped and struck his head late at night. But when Bow Street constable Simon Page is called to the scene, he suspects foul play. And it isn't long before Lily stumbles on evidence that Sir Charles was, indeed, murdered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMr. Page was there when Lily caught her first murderer, and he trusts her insight into the world of London's upper class. With the help of Captain Jack Hartley, they piece together the reasons that Sir Charles's family might have wanted him dead. But anyone who might have profited from the old man's death seems to have an alibi... until Lily receives a mysterious summons to speak with one of the Wyatts' maids, only to find the young woman dead when she arrives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMr. Page believes the surviving family members are hiding the key to the death of both Sir Charles and the maid. To uncover the truth, Lily must convince the father who doesn't trust or respect her to help catch his friend's killer before anyone else in the Wyatt household dies.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56301822804341,"sku":"9781639101436","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781639101436_9b1cdeaa-8c91-4e4c-b0f5-21f2987cb5c2.jpg?v=1786024875"},{"product_id":"9781643859583","title":"The Body in the Garden","description":"London 1815. 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Aided by a roguish navy captain and a mysterious heiress, she sets out to discover whether her friend's husband is mixed up in blackmail and murder.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56304952017269,"sku":"9781643859583","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781643859583_457b9c44-85a4-4b19-8060-ce32322ae7ff.jpg?v=1786024786"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-katharine-schellman.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}