MURDER AT MEDLEY PARK is the fourth book in best-selling author Marilyn Clay's Juliette Abbott Regency Mystery Series.
In the tradition of Stephanie Barron, Jane Austen and Carola Dunn, Marilyn Clay's Regency mystery novels contain no strong language or violent scenes and are suitable for teen readers. WHAT HAPPENS when clever young Miss Juliette Abbott accepts an assignment to catalogue the precious artifacts belonging to the wealthy Lord and Lady Medley at their country estate? First, a stable lad is found murdered and soon thereafter Lady Medley's entire collection of valuable jewels is discovered missing! Following another tragic murder, Juliette is drawn into the mystery when it's noted that she was the last person to see the deceased alive and a valuable item belonging to that person is found in her bedchamber! Among the suspects on Juliette's list are the attractive housekeeper, a prim governess who quotes the Bible while correcting everyone's behavior, a pair of handsome young gentleman twins, a visiting cousin who has no proof that she truly
is
a cousin and two meddlesome children who torture kittens. When Juliette receives an ominous threat on her life, she knows that time is running out. Can she expose the killer, or will she find her neck in a noose as payment for both the theft and murders at Medley Park? Once again Miss Abbott proves to be a first-rate sleuth as she sorts out the truth against all odds, including a terrifying attempt on her life! "
A fast-paced read with a cast of lively characters, all guilty of something! This book, as well as the first three titles in this captivating Regency Mystery series will keep readers turning pages to find out who did what and why! A compelling mystery and an entertaining read! Not to be missed
!" - Regency Mystery Reviewer, T. Brady "
Author MARILYN CLAY has found her niche in her Juliette Abbott Regency Murder Mystery Series. This series as well as Clay's Regencies are wholesome, and entertaining, and very often laugh-out-loud amusing. Her Regency mysteries are cleverly constructed and plotted to hold a reader's attention throughout. Miss Abbott is a clever, charming, and quick-thinking heroine. All the novels in this series are very well researched and highly recommended
!" -- unsolicited 5-star Review
Titles in the Juliette Abbott Regency Mystery Series include: MURDER AT MORLAND MANOR, MURDER IN MAYFAIR, MURDER IN MARGATE, MURDER AT MEDLEY PARK, MURDER IN MIDDLEWYCH, MURDER IN MAIDSTONE, MURDER AT MONTFORD HALL, MURDER ON MARSH LANE, MURDER IN MARTINDALE, MURDER AT MARLEY CHASE and coming in late 2024, MURDER IN THE MERRYTON MEWS.
MARILYN CLAY
is the best-selling author of over two-dozen books. A former University Editor with The University of Texas at Dallas, Marilyn spent many years as an award-winning Graphic Designer with her own art studio in Dallas. Her artwork has appeared in US national galleries and art shows. Marilyn was honored to be chosen to design the Romance Writers of America's RITA award and received the first Rita award the year the golden statuette was unveiled. In addition to the Juliette Abbott Regency Mystery Series, Marilyn Clay's published works include a number of historical suspense novels set in Colonial America.
DECEPTIONS
and
SECRETS AND LIES
were both originally published in hard cover and are now available in ebook and paperback, as are many of Marilyn Clay's Regency romance novels. All of her non-fiction titles have made Amazon's Top 100 Best Seller lists! For sixteen years, Marilyn Clay published
The Regency Plume Newsletter
, an international newsletter focused on the Regency period in English History. To learn more about the author, visit
Marilyn Clay Author
online.