A murder is pulled straight from a novel by a popular author in the latest Miss Scarlet and the Duke:
Despite his recently rocky relationship with Superintendent Munro, William is up for a promotion to chief inspector. The only catch: it’s in Glasgow.
Eliza encourages Hattie to stand up for herself, and Hattie decides to inquire with her accountant about setting up her own household. But when she and Eliza arrive, they find the accountant, Norris, dead. The clock is stopped at 11:45 pm, he’s holding a bloodstained lily, and there’s a knife in his neck., a popular novel by the mystery writer Samuel Bedborough. She convinces William, who hasn’t read the book, to hire her to work the case—she’s read all Samuel’s works.
Samuel had dinner with him a few nights ago. Samuel has a newly injured hand, which he claims came from slipping in the bathroom. But the hotel porter says Samuel left the hotel the previous night. William puts Samuel under police protection, lest he end up dead like the author inEliza visits the actress Francesca Bellesini, who was arrested along with Samuel three months ago for disturbing the peace; charges were dropped. Francesca explains that Samuel was a lover, but he tried to end things.
Eliza and Moses go visit the warehouse themselves and discover a hidden compartment in the desk containing the manuscripts to Samuel’s books. She’s about to stab herself when Eliza and William burst in. She has just finished a new novel, and wanted to finally have fame in her death by killing herself over it.
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