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A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery

1 - A Very English Murder (Apr-2020)
2 - Death at the Dance (Jul-2020)
3 - A Witness to Murder (Sep-2020)
4 - Murder in the Snow (Nov-2020)
5 - Mystery by the Sea (Mar-2021)
6 - Murder at the Fair (Jun-2021)
7 - A Lesson in Murder (Sep-2021)
8 - Death on a Winter's Day (Nov-2021)
9 - A Royal Murder (Mar-2022)
10 - The French for Murder (Jun-2022)
11 - Death Down the Aisle (Aug-2022)
12 - Murder in an Irish Castle (Dec-2022)
13 - Death on Deck (Mar-2023)
14 - Murder in Manhattan (Jun-2023)
15 - Murder by Invitation (Oct-2023)
16 - Murder on the Cornish Cliffs (Jan-2023)
17 - A Death in Venice (Jan-2024)
18 - Murder in Mayfair (Jul-2024)

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  A Very English Murder
  

  • Apr-2020
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  A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery - 1
  

  Move over Miss Marple, there's a new sleuth in town! Meet Eleanor Swift: distinguished adventurer, dog lover, dignified lady... daring detective? England, 1920. Eleanor Swift has spent the last few years travelling the world: taking tea in China, tas...

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  Death at the Dance
  

  • Jul-2020
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  A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery - 2
  

  A masked ball, a dead body, a missing diamond necklace and a suspicious silver candlestick? Sounds like a case for Lady Eleanor Swift!England, 1920. Lady Eleanor Swift, adventurer extraordinaire and reluctant amateur detective, is taking a break from...

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  A Witness to Murder
  

  • Sep-2020
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  A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery - 3
  

  A medieval house, a dead body and some rather suspicious chocolate fudge? Call for Lady Swift! Autumn, 1920. Lady Eleanor Swift, accidental amateur detective and retired explorer, is determined to take a break from investigating murders. So when a lo...

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  Murder in the Snow
  

  • Nov-2020
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  A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery - 4
  

  An English Christmas has mince pies, cheerful carols, a twinkling tree... and a murder? Thank goodness Lady Swift is on the scene!Winter, 1920. Amateur sleuth Lady Eleanor Swift is feeling festive. She is playing host to the entire village at Henley ...

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  Mystery by the Sea
  

  • Mar-2021
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  A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery - 5
  

  A magnificent seaside hotel, striped deckchairs, strawberry ice cream... and a rather familiar dead body? Lady Swift is on the case!Spring, 1921. Lady Eleanor Swift, explorer extraordinaire and accidental sleuth, hasn't had a vacation since she arriv...

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  Murder at the Fair
  

  • Jun-2021
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  A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery - 6
  

  Summer flowers, warm sunshine, a maypole dance and... is that another murder? A tricky case is afoot for Lady Swift!Summer, 1921. Lady Eleanor Swift, the best amateur sleuth in the country, is delighted to be in charge of the prize-giving at her vill...

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  A Lesson in Murder
  

  • Sep-2021
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  A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery - 7
  

  When Lady Swift is invited to her old school, she walks through familiar classrooms, finds her favourite books in the library... and surely that's not a body? Time for a lesson in murder! Autumn, 1921. Lady Eleanor Swift is invited to her old school,...

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  Death on a Winter's Day
  

  • Nov-2021
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  A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery - 8
  

  Christmas at the castle with holly, handmade gifts, snowflakes and... is that a body under the tree? Someone call Lady Swift! Winter, 1921. Lady Eleanor Swift, amateur sleuth and reluctant lady of the manor, has been invited to spend Christmas in Sco...

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  A Royal Murder
  

  • Mar-2022
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  A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery - 9
  

  At the royal boat race there are beautiful barges, plenty of bunting, a handsome prince and... is that a body in the water? Lady Swift is on the case! Spring, 1923. One-time adventurer and now amateur sleuth Lady Eleanor Swift is attending the annual...

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  The French for Murder
  

  • Jun-2022
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  A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery - 10
  

  A grand villa, croissants for breakfast and a dead body in the wine cellar... Lady Swift can't seem to take a vacation from murder!Summer 1923. Lady Eleanor Swift is finally persuaded by her butler, Clifford, to take a villa in the south of France fo...

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  Death Down the Aisle
  

  • Aug-2022
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  A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery - 11
  

  The society wedding of the decade has everything: the blushing bride, beautiful flowers... and the groom arrested before he can walk down the aisle? Thank goodness Lady Swift is on the guest list!Lady Eleanor Swift isn't normally one for grand social...

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  Murder in an Irish Castle
  

  • Dec-2022
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  A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery - 12
  

  Irish whiskey, rolling green hills, a traditional Christmas feast and... a murder? Lady Swift will need the luck of the Irish to survive this holiday season! Christmas, 1924. Lady Eleanor Swift has received a rather unexpected invitation to the villa...

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  Murder on the Cornish Cliffs
  

  • Jan-2023
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  A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery - 16
  

  A festive invitation from an old family friend, the promise of gingerbread at the village inn, snowy walks on the Cornish coast with Gladstone the bulldog... But wait, is that a body on the beach?Winter, 1923. It's nearly Christmas and Lady Eleanor S...

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  Death on Deck
  

  • Mar-2023
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  A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery - 13
  

  When Lady Swift embarks upon her first luxury cruise she imagines a gilded ballroom, afternoons on deck taking tea and all the delectable food she can eat. But she can't seem to escape from murder... Lady Eleanor Swift is all set to spend her birthda...

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  Murder in Manhattan
  

  • Jun-2023
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  A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery - 14
  

  Glitzy parties, sightseeing at the Statue of Liberty and strolls through Central Park with Gladstone the bulldog... Lady Eleanor Swift is loving her first trip to the city that never sleeps, until she witnesses a murder! After crossing from England o...

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  Murder by Invitation
  

  • Oct-2023
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  A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery - 15
  

  Lady Swift has been cordially invited to a huge royal celebration in Little Buckford to toast the King's birthday... but wait, is that a body in the village hall? Lady Eleanor Swift and her loyal butler Clifford are busy lending a hand with preparati...

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  A Death in Venice
  

  • Jan-2024
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  A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery - 17
  

  Stunning views across the Grand Canal and a hotel suite fit for royalty... Lady Eleanor Swift is having a jolly good time on her Italian vacation, until a gondola ride is cut murderously short!1924. Lady Eleanor Swift has been on a grand tour around ...

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  Murder in Mayfair
  

  • Jul-2024
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  Murder on the Nile
  

  • Oct-2024
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  A cruise down the Nile, a camel ride around the pyramids, lunch in the shadow of the Sphinx... And a very dead body!1924. Lady Eleanor Swift and her butler Clifford are touring the great, ancient sights of Egypt on a much-anticipated extended vacatio...

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  A Midwinter Murder
  

  • Dec-2024
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  Homemade baubles, reindeer-shaped cookies and snowy walks across the rolling moors... but Lady Swift's festive plans are ruined when a body turns up!Winter 1924. When Lady Eleanor Swift unexpectedly finds herself a guest of the reclusive Duke of Auld...

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