{"id":36028,"date":"2019-12-27T06:00:47","date_gmt":"2019-12-27T12:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=36028"},"modified":"2019-12-19T16:54:44","modified_gmt":"2019-12-19T22:54:44","slug":"lady-takes-the-case-by-eliza-casey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/lady-takes-the-case-by-eliza-casey\/","title":{"rendered":"Lady Takes the Case by Eliza Casey"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Lady Takes the Case<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Eliza Casey caught my eye the minute I saw the cover illustration and read a quick summary of the book.\u00a0 I’m a huge fan of the traditional “cozy” mysteries and this book, first in the Manor Cat Mysteries<\/em>\u00a0series, takes place in rural England during the spring of 1912.<\/p>\n

Lady Cecilia Bates spends the majority of her time on the grounds of her family’s estate, Danby Hall, living a life of leisure by assisting her mother, the Countess of Avebury, with parties and other domestic duties.\u00a0 Her family’s estate is run like clockwork by a household of servants who cater the the family’s every whim.\u00a0 Cecilia lives here with her brother, Patrick, who is the heir apparent of the estate.\u00a0 To an outsider, Patrick seems an unlikely heir, as he would much rather be alone with the exotic plants he lovingly cares for in his laboratory.<\/p>\n

As Danby Hall has increasingly become more difficult to maintain with the family’s finances, a glimmer of hope arrives in the form of Miss Annabel Clarke from the United States.\u00a0 She, along with her vast wealth, arrive for a host of parties with the hope of an engagement to Patrick Bates who will become Earl of Avebury in years to come.<\/p>\n

Immediately upon Miss Clarke’s arrival, an elaborate dinner party celebrates all that is best of Danby in order to impress the American heiress. What the residents of Danby Hall did not count on was the murder of a guest by poison just as drinks were served!\u00a0 The victim is a renowned naturalist in between explorations who was making a quick stop at Danby Hall, but it quickly becomes apparent that maybe the poison wasn’t meant for him.<\/p>\n

Lady Cecilia, along with Miss Clarke’s maid, Jane and her stowaway marmalade cat Jack, hit the ground running in an attempt to find the culprit and save Danby Hall from further scandal.\u00a0 With the amateur sleuths finding clue after clue within the house, evidence points to someone close to the family or someone attempting to capitalize on the family’s dwindling fortune.<\/p>\n

I thoroughly enjoyed Lady Takes the Case<\/strong><\/em><\/a> by Eliza Casey.\u00a0 Some of the twists and turns were to be expected, but the mystery kept my interest and was a true “cozy” mystery.\u00a0 My only criticism is that I would have liked the manor cat, Jack, to have more of a starring role.\u00a0 Maybe he will in the second installment, due in the summer of 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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