Murder at the Garden Party - Sonia Parin

Long buried secrets come back to create havoc in a small village

Lady Woodridge and Tom Winchester offer the new Lady Evans their support during her first foray into local society. To their surprise, Evie's reputation as a lady detective has preceded her and she is engaged to solve the mystery of a theft.

Finding the culprit is easy enough and while, at first, the theft is dismissed as a callous act, it seems the person responsible might be involved in a more serious crime.

When a woman is found dead, Evie's attention turns to the people who have the most to lose. It looks like more than one of them is keeping a secret and revealing it could unravel their lives.

Meanwhile, back at Halton House...

1920s England. Light-hearted historical cozy mystery