A Lingering Shadow: An Arabella Stewart Historical Mystery-Book 2 Large Print

by D.S. Lang

520 pages, Paperback

Published August 18, 2025

About the author

If you like historical mysteries and intrepid female sleuths in a small town America setting, try my books! My heroines are dedicated to bringing the bad guys and gals to justice, and they have a team of colorful characters who support them in their efforts.

My Arabella Stewart series takes place soon after the Great War. Bella, who served an Army Signal Corps operator, returns to find her hometown and family resort in dire straits. Almost immediately, she is thrust into a murder investigation. Constable Jax Hastings reluctantly accepts her help.

The pair, who were childhood friends, partner in a series of investigations, while also working past barriers put in place during the war.

My Doro Banyon series is also set in an American small town in 1920s, but on a college campus. Doro is a librarian who, along with her best friends, finds herself immersed in a series of mysteries. It has a cozier feel than the Bella series.

Reviews

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very enjoyable! Distracting issues with paragraphing aside, it was a good story that highlighted the suffering of those left behind when family dies, whether by accident, sickness or war. At the same time Lang kept the mystery front and centre.