A Treacherous Performance

Beatrice Hyde-Clare Mysteries, Book 5

By: Lynn Messina

Narrated by: Jill Smith

Having inexplicably nabbed the duke of Kesgrave, 26-year-old spinster Beatrice Hyde-Clare is determined to marry him at once, and no amount of hand-wringing from anxious family members, worried friends, and well-meaning acquaintances will convince her to delay.

Except, maybe, she is a little swayed by her uncle’s efforts to make amends for treating her with cold indifference during her childhood. And her aunt’s concern about the growing scandal around her unfortunate habit of unmasking murderers in the middle of society events isn’t entirely unfounded.

And then, there’s the truly unfathomable appearance on her doorstep of the former Miss Brougham, the spiteful heiress whose cruel taunts derailed Bea’s social career. Remarkably, the society matron has a mystery to solve and knows Bea is the only person who can help her.

A dead grandfather, a missing jewel, a cryptic letter, an opportunity to condescend to her archnemesis - the case seems simple enough. Yet, somehow, it all goes terribly, horribly wrong.

©2019 Lynn Messina (P)2020 Lynn Messina

Fantastic series ....cannot wait for the next one

Jill smith is the perfect narrator!!!
More please quickly
The Duke is a darling love the way he loves Bea

Great intrigue!

An a amazing story in detail from long ago and a mystery that was very good.

Highly Recommended

The plans for the wedding go awry when someone plans to destroy Bea’s reputation and, hopefully, stop the wedding.

Absolutely Delightful!

I am a dedicated Audible listener and this is the first series in several years that I have enjoyed so thoroughly. The interplay between Bea and her Lord are infectious and highly entertaining. I'm sad there is only one more book. The narrator is also excellent, especially with the men's voices.

Love, love, love this series!

I've listened to every single book in this series. As book five, the story of Bea and her Duke continues with a tad more romance, a bit more pedant, and a mystery that took me a minute to solve. There was also a very romantic and yet mirthful ending sequence.

This book picks up right where book four ends, only the morning after. I honestly think you need to have listened to all the books in this series to fully appreciate this book (there are a lot of references to past cases.) I loved the interaction between Bea and the Duke. This is the first mystery where Bea starts out with the Duke's help (although funnily enough, he takes a backseat when most of the questioning happens.)

The narration is easily the best part about this book and this series. Smith delivers like no other!

With the way this book ended, there has to be a book six. Please let there be a book six!!