Murder at Midnight

Lily Adler Mysteries, Book 4

By: Katharine Schellman

Narrated by: Henrietta Meire

Regency widow Lily Adler is looking forward to a quiet Christmastide away from the schemes and secrets she witnessed daily in London. Not only will she be visiting the family of her late husband; she will be reunited with Captain Jack Hartley, her friend and confidante, finally returned after a long voyage at sea.

But secrets aren’t only found in London. Jack’s younger sister, Amelia, is the center of neighborhood scandal and gossip. She refuses to tell anyone what really happened, even when an unexpected snowstorm strands the neighborhood families together after a Christmas ball. Stuck until the snow stops, the Adlers, Hartleys, and their neighbors settle in for the night, only to be awakened in the morning by the scream of a maid who has just discovered a dead body.

The victim was the well-to-do son of a local gentleman—the same man whose name has become so scandalously linked to Amelia’s. With the snow still falling and no way to come or go, it’s clear that someone in the house was responsible for the young man’s death. When suspicion instantly falls on Jack’s sister, he and Lily must unmask the true culprit before Amelia is convicted of a crime she didn’t commit.

©2023 Katharine Schellman (P)2023 Dreamscape Media

Good Mystery

Another enjoyable mystery involving Lily Adler and her rotating cast of friends. This is a murder at a grand house isolated by a winter storm. I enjoyed the ins and outs of the investigation, and the added POV of Amelia, Captain Jack’s sister. The audiobook narration was good and kept me in the story. Looking forward to the next in the series.

Love Lily Adler!

Lily Adler is a young Regency widow who accidentally becomes a sleuth. Murders seem to follow her. Schellman's 5 novels are well-written and unpredictable, with solid plots. Murder at Midnight, 4th in the series, takes place at a house party where the guests are snowbound. A guest is murdered, and everyone is hiding something. There's a bit of romance in this one but not overpowering. The series narrator Henrietta Meire, is fantastic!

I enjoy this series however

it's getting more than a little repetitive.
As an enthusiastic Christmas cozy reader and listener, I was disappointed that despite the description, there’s nothing about the holidays in the story. If there was a mention early on, it was so insignificant I don’t recall it.
The narrator’s performance is enjoyable and engaging.