TY - BOOK AU - Winters,Mary TI - Murder in postscript T2 - A lady of letters mystery SN - 9780593548769 PY - 2023/// CY - New York PB - Berkley Prime Crime KW - Advice columnists KW - Fiction KW - Aristocracy (Social class) KW - Murder KW - Investigation KW - London (England) KW - History KW - 19th century KW - Cozy mysteries KW - lcgft KW - Detective and mystery fiction KW - Historical fiction KW - Novels N2 - "When one of her readers asks for advice following a suspected murder, Victorian countess and agony aunt Amelia has no choice but to investigate in this first book in a thrilling new historical mystery series. Amelia Amesbury-widow, mother, and countess-is bored, crushingly so. In an attempt to fill the days, Amelia becomes an "agony aunt" for a London penny paper, doling out advice on fashion, relationships, and manners. But when a lady's maid writes Amelia to ask for advice when she believes her mistress has been murdered-and then ends up a victim herself-Amelia is determined to solve the case. With the help of her best friend and a handsome marquis, Amelia begins to piece together the puzzle, but as each new thread of inquiry ends with a different suspect, the investigation grows ever more daunting. From London's docks and ballrooms to grand country houses, Amelia tracks a killer, putting her reputation-and her life-on the line"-- ER -