A Most Agreeable Murder (Beatrice Steele, #1)

by Julia Seales

“The gentlemen here are perfectly merry,” Mrs. Steele said, irritated. “I don’t know why they should be,” Mary said. “Life is pain.”

“Whoa, Nellie!” Inspector Drake called out as his horse suddenly reared up on her hind legs, spooked by the loud crack of the carriage. (Coincidentally, the horse was named Nellie.)

“As I said, this piece is necessary to survive a ball,” Miss Bolton told them. Before anyone could ask what in the world she was talking about, she fell backward off the roof, taking all of them with her. For a split second they hurtled toward the ground, Alice quivering, Beatrice screaming, and Drake with his one eye firmly shut. Then Miss Bolton pulled something within her hat, releasing a large silk parachute. It ballooned out and filled with air.

MARRY POPPINS SHIT

“You understand, and you saved my life,” Alice said, clasping Beatrice’s hand. “And to top it all off, you have discovered my half brother.” “So my theory is correct?” Beatrice said. “Inspector Drake’s father…was your father?”

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