Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Cover Reveal of A Daughter's Guide to Mothers and Murder by Dianne Freeman


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A DAUGHTER'S GUIDE TO MOTHERS AND MURDER
DIANNE FREEMAN
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ALL INFORMATION IN THIS POST IS COURTESY OF LAUREL ANN NATTRESS | DIRECTOR, AUSTENPROSE PR.
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This new Victorian-era mystery is part of A Countess of Harleigh series and features Frances Hazelton, and her husband George, as they uncover the secrets of backstage Paris to find out who’s acting the role of a killer to chilling perfection . . 
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June 24, 2025
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ABOUT A DAUGHTER'S GUIDE TO MOTHERS AND MURDER:

Frances and George are enjoying some well-deserved leisure time in Paris when an old acquaintance from London, Alicia Stoke-Whitney, seeks Frances’s help to investigate a personal matter. Alicia’s daughter is being courted by Carlson Deaver, a wealthy American shadowed by a very suspicious tragedy.


Less than a year ago, Carlson’s wife, a former actress, was murdered, her body discovered in one of the more dubious quartiers in Paris. Though authorities guess it was a robbery gone wrong, no one was ever brought to justice. Until Daniel Cadieux, Inspector for the Sûreté, follows a startling new lead. None other Sarah Bernhardt, legendary icon of the Paris stage, receives a piece of jewelry stolen from the victim, along with an incriminating note: I know what you did.


It opens a new door for the Hazeltons’ investigation, as well. But not a soul believes that the Divine Sarah would become entangled in something so disreputable as murder—even if she and the late Mrs. Deaver did have a history of theatrical clashes. Amid questions of revenge, blackmail, scandals, and secrets, more poisoned pen letters follow, and suspects abound. Now it’s up to Francis and George to infiltrate the most elite social circles of Paris, and find a culprit before another victim faces their final act.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Photo taken from Dianne's Amazon Page

Dianne Freeman is the acclaimed author of the Agatha and Lefty Award winning Countess of Harleigh Mysteries, a two-time finalist for the Macavity’s Sue Feder Memorial Award, and a finalist for the Mary Higgins Clark Award. 


She spent thirty years working in corporate accounting and finance and now writes full-time. Born and raised in Michigan, she and her husband now split their time between Michigan and Arizona. 


Visit her at DiFreeman.com.

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