June 1922: The blessed day has finally arrived. Phoebe Renshaw and Owen Seabright are to be wed, and lady’s maid Eva Huntford could not be more delighted for her lady’s happiness. But she is disturbed by one notable absence from the ceremony—her beau, Police Constable Miles Brannock. When Miles finally does appear, breathlessly running into the reception at Foxwood Hall, he brings grim he’s found Chief Inspector Isaac Perkins murdered, shot in his home in his favorite parlor chair with his own gun.
A policeman naturally makes enemies, especially those of questionable character. In charge of finding his former boss’s killer, Miles reviews the details of the crime scene. The murder weapon has been wiped clean and left on the table next to the remnants of the chief inspector’s sausage pasty and coffee reeking of a bit of whiskey. No sign of forced entry. A seemingly peaceful scene—other than the bullet hole in the victim.
Before Miles can make much progress in his investigation, a Scotland Yard detective arrives in Little Barlow to take over the case—and promptly focuses his suspicions on the constable himself, who he reasons had motive and opportunity. Coming to their maid’s defense, Phoebe and Owen postpone their honeymoon to join Eva in clearing her beau’s good name and unmasking the identity of the true killer . . . (Summary via Goodreads)
Two Weddings and a Murder is the ninth and final book in the Lady & Lady's Maid Mystery series written by Alyssa Maxwell .... it is hard for me to wrap my head around that. When you're a reader and you find an author and/or series that you like, you want to read all of the books out there and it becomes a part of you. You look forward to the next book to be published so that you can return to the town, time period and people that you have grown to love.
Maxwell is going out with a bang with this final book, Two Weddings and a Murder ....
Main character Phoebe Renshaw gets married and she and Owen couldn't be happier but Phoebe notices her Lady's Maid and friend, more friend than maid really, is unsettled. Then she realizes that Eva's love interest Constable Miles Brannock missed the wedding. Sadly they learn why ... Chief Inspector Perkins did not show up to work and when the Constable when calling at his house, he found the Chief Inspector dead.
Unfortunately a detective was sent into town to investigate the murder and he immediately arrests Miles for the murder. Eva rushes to tell Phoebe and luckily Phoebe convinces her grandfather to go and talk to the detective. It is decided that Miles be placed on house arrest while the detective looks into the case. Phoebe and Eva know what that means so Phoebe convinces her new husband to postpone their honeymoon so they can also look into the case.
It is not going to be easy, and maybe that is what Maxwell wanted with this being the last book, because this is the longest suspect list ever !! There is a houseful of guests staying at Foxwood Hall as they are there for the wedding. Also Phoebe's grandfather has allowed a caravan of gypsies to camp on some of his property. Phoebe and Eva also learn that someone that the Chief Inspector sent to jail was recently released and he may feel he has reasons to kill him.
Okay so yes Phoebe will again uncover the truth and the guilty party will be arrested and everyone can breathe a sigh of relief and you will have a blast trying to keep up with everything.
Now let me take a minute to say a few things.
First I hope that you have been a devoted fan like myself and have fallen in love with the series, and will be a little sad that it must come to an end. If you aren't a fan and are thinking about it, please go grab copies of all the other books and this one and get cracking. You will completely love them.
Secondly I want to THANK Alyssa for writing this series and providing me with another town and another family to love. The times that I spend with one of the books in this series open were very happy times. I loved traveling back in time and experiences things through your eyes and brilliant mind.
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