Huber, Anna Lee

Lady Kiera Darby is in Scotland in 1831. After a tumultuous courtship she is thrilled to have found an investigative partner and a fiance in Sebastian Gage. When she is commissioned to paint the portrait of Lady Drummond, Kiera sees the sadness in her eyes. And then one day she finds Lady Drummond on the floor. The doctor and Lord Drummond appear satisfied that her death is natural. But Kiera is not so sure---she suspects poison. But can she prove it and not imperil her own life?.

Lady Kiera Darby and Sebastian Gage become tangled in a dangerous web of religious and political intrigue. In July 1831, in the midst of their idyllic honeymoon in England's Lake District, their seclusion is interrupted by a missive from Kiera's new father-in-law asking them to investigate a deadly incident involving a distant relative of the Duke of Wellington which has taken place at an abbey south of Dublin, Ireland. Intent on discovering what kind of monster could murder a woman of the cloth, the couple travel to Rathfarnham Abbey school. As they work to unravel the crime, a second nun is slain in broad daylight near a classroom full of young girls.

Scotland, 1830. Following the death of her dear friend, Lady Kiera Darby is in need of a safe haven. Returning to her childhood home, Kiera hopes her beloved brother, Trevor, and the merriment of the Hogmanay Ball will distract her. But when a caretaker is murdered and a grave is disturbed at nearby Dryburgh Abbey, Kiera is once more thrust into the cold grasp of death. While Kiera knows that aiding in another inquiry will only further tarnish her reputation, her knowledge of anatomy could make the difference in solving the case.

Scotland, 1830. Lady Kiera Darby is no stranger to intrigue--in fact, it seems to follow wherever she goes. After her foray into murder investigation, Kiera must journey to Edinburgh with her family so that her pregnant sister can be close to proper medical care. But the city is full of many things Kiera isn't quite ready to face: the society ladies keen on judging her, her fellow investigator--and romantic entanglement--Sebastian Gage, and ultimately, another deadly mystery. Kiera's old friend Michael Dalmay is about to be married, but the arrival of his older brother--and Kiera's childhood art tutor--William, has thrown everything into chaos.

Following the death of her husband, Lady Kiera Darby has taken refuge at her sister's Scottish estate. At a party for the cream of London society, Kiera finds that her past life continues to haunt her. When one of the guests is murdered, her brother-in-law asks to to use her knowledge of human anatomy to aid in the inquiry. Soon the search for the murderer leads to even more gruesome discoveries and Kiera finds that her life may be in danger.