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Beatrice Steele harbored a dark secret: She was obsessed with murder. Not the act of committing it, but the act of solving it.
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It is a fact known throughout Swampshire that a rich gentleman is prey hunted by every young woman.
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“They had just moved to a new mansion in Bath with fifty-nine bedrooms. Unfortunately, the two of them got lost on their way to breakfast. Their servants didn’t find them until it was too late—they had wasted away.”
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Edmund has inherited a great deal, and money heals all wounds,” Mrs. Steele said sagely. “Don’t you mean time heals all wounds?” Beatrice asked. “No…that doesn’t sound right. It’s definitely money,” her mother replied.
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“Sometimes a younger sister turns out more desirable than the eldest,” Mrs. Steele said matter-of-factly. “No one faults you for being born so handsome and so good-natured, Louisa. Beatrice shall find someone eventually, someone who can tolerate her, or perhaps be tricked into—”
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And if she was honest with herself, she only felt flushed in that way when reading a particularly gripping murder case.
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“How would you know that I have been staring, unless you have also been staring?” he pointed out, the corners of his mouth curling into a smirk.
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As she pushed past him, she accidentally brushed her arm against his. She was unnerved to find that the touch set her entire body aflame.
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“I hope they’ll be properly tuned. I adore music, but my ear is so sensitive to pitch,” Caroline told Beatrice. “Even one note off-key causes me great distress.” “You suffer so much,” Beatrice said dryly. “Life must be a constant trial.”
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I never drink. It’s too much for my delicate constitution. But you are so sturdy; you should enjoy some punch!
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“Good evening, Miss Steele. You are the ninth-loveliest woman at this ball.”
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everyone felt he was just the sort of thing a gentleman should be: agreeable.
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“Everything is fine,” Daniel said, but he glanced out the tall windows nervously. “Just a bit of thunder.”
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“I have noticed that you make a study of everyone you encounter, though you seem deeply uncomfortable with my attempts to do the same to you,” Drake replied.
“These lights are too bright,” he yelled, and there were a few confused titters.
“The angel isn’t an angel at all—can’t you fools see it?”
Inspector Drake will determine what has occurred here. Miss Steele will assist him, to ensure he follows proper etiquette. Miss Bolton will chaperone.”
“Except perhaps throttle you out of annoyance.” “I was just thinking the same thing about you,” Beatrice said,
Inspector Drake: That sentence was a crime.
Someone was making an escape.
She had always been alone, she realized, until she met Drake.