Lady Rample Spies a Clue

Lady Rample #2

by Shéa MacLeod

A house party in Devon, England takes a turn for the murderous. Lady Rample and her eccentric Aunt Butty escape the broiling heat of a London summer for the cooler climes of the English countryside. But the idyllic holiday is not all cocktails and lawn croquet. And when a man is found dead in their host’s study, she knows there’s more going on than a simple break-in. With spies lurking in the bushes, her maid locked up in the local jail, and danger at every turn, Lady Rample is not one to give up or give in when there’s a mystery afoot. Armed with cocktails, lipstick, and plenty of sex appeal, she’s going to catch the spies, solve the murder, and set things right. Unless the killer gets to her first. From the author of Lady Rample Steps Out comes the delightful second installment of the Lady Rample Mysteries set in 1930s jazz-era London.

Genres: Mystery, Historical Fiction, Cozy Mystery, Historical, Fiction, Cozy

205 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 5, 2018

About the author

Shéa MacLeod has dreamed of writing novels since before she could hold a crayon. She totally blames her mother.

Her favorite poem as a child was ‘Jabberwocky’, and Her favorite authors were Agatha Christie and Edgar Allan Poe. Which probably explains a lot.

After a six year sojourn in London, England, a dearth of good donuts has driven her back to her hometown. She now resides in the leafy green hills outside Portland, Oregon where she indulges in her fondness for strong coffee, Ancient Aliens reruns, lemon curd, and dragons.

Because everything's better with dragons.

Shéa is the author of the SUNWALKER SAGA (a fast paced urban fantasy series with a kick-ass heroine published by Montlake) and DRAGON WARS (a post-apocalyptic series with dragons)as well as the Cupcake Goddess novelettes.

Reviews

[Lesley Hewitt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lovely

A lovely Victorian mystery, Lady Sample and her Aunt are invited to stay in a manor house in Devon. Spies, murder and mayhem plus a little romance.

[Dominique Daoust · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love Lady Rample and Aunt Butty together, they’re a hoot! This is an easy read with some fun shenanigans, although I’m not too sure the resolution of the mystery completely worked for me.

Either way, I enjoyed it enough to add Book 3 to my TBR 🤩

[Adrienne · Rating 3 out of 5]

This series makes for a light right, as the fun-loving heroine Lady Rample and her awesome aunt solve mysteries in jazz-era England. I enjoyed this one a little less than the first one; the interaction between Lady Rample and the detective inspector seemed un-developed and the subplots resolve at times very speedily. Still, it did make me go look up a recipe for an Aviation cocktail, so I definitely learned something useful from this installment.

And reading Aunt Butty is always a good time.

[George · Rating 3 out of 5]

#2 in the jazz-era London Lady Ophelia Rample mystery series. She is coming out of the year mourning period for her husband's death. She is the 35 year old daughter of a vicar and now a titled and extremely wealthy widow who flaunts the normal conventions of social class and is bored with her aristocratic life. Irreverent, out spoken and drinks a lot. Her 20 year older Aunt Butty is equally so and her close companion.

The mystery is good, but Lady R gets a bit tedious at times. She is the narrator, so makes frequent comments regarding her somewhat distain for aristocratic mores of the class she now belongs to because of her marriage and great wealth so disregards mentally as she somewhat conforms. She is a steady drinker, likes men, has strong suiters, but unsure she wants to marry again, but not undisposed to having a fling.

Summer, 1932 and Lady R and Butty are escaping rom the London heat spending a fortnight at a house party in Devon. England takes a turn for the murderous. The holiday comes to an end when a man is found dead in their host’s study, talk of spies in the area and her maid locked up in the local jail.

[Phil B · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a party: mayhem and murder

Lady Rample (and her aunt Trudy) are off to Devon for an extended party;they are looking forward to escaping London’s heat and being around friends. On the first evening, however, the peace and quiet are disrupted by a burglary. Lady Rample believes that the burglary is more, particularly since the burgaled room was the scene of a long discussion with British politicians

[DeLisa Konefal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved! Got a little bit of everything!

I adore cozy English mystery books - specifically between the first and second wars. This series has me hooked. Such a strong female protagonist with a varied and offense supporting characters. If you love Agatha Christie novels and enjoy a bit of Miss Fisher - this series is for you! No spoilers in this review but Ophelia and crew are worth the read!

[Cierra Allen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is my second book from this author. A cutesy little murder mystery that has a sassy female lead. During my favorite era too. Can’t help but love Ophelia. I was even genuinely surprised at the killer, there wasn’t many clues until the last few chapters. I enjoyed it. I would def recommend to anyone who wants a nice easy read

[Loren Hillberg · Rating 2 out of 5]

Light on Plot and characters

This book was very unsophisticated and a good read if don’t want to think about anything. The characters were quite underdeveloped and shallow. I found it very boring .

[Jill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Didn't See That Ending!

I really did enjoy this book. It was really interesting and kept me engrossed. Lady Sample is a fun character and so is Aunt Butty. I loved the twist at the end. I had no idea who the culprit was. On to the third book!

[dorothy r dichiara · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too much of not enough....

Unoriginal characters, warmed over plot, trite dialogue. Disappointing that a lavender flavored cocktail was the most interesting facet of this predictable effort.... All in all, a disappointing diversion.

[Christine Wellert · Rating 5 out of 5]

She’s done it again!

This second in series kept me guessing until the end! I didn’t see the ending coming- wowza! Great series and I’m pretty sure I’m stuck in this chair until I read them all…..

[Sharon Ezzell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this series

Always a page turner. Would make a great TV series. Can't wait for the next one. Sorry Shea get busy.

[Danielle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun book and I love the characters! So Brit but so modern!

[Patricia Hall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fluff

Lady Rample is very entertaining in a rebellious way. I enjoy just letting her be silly and not worrying about it.

[Keela · Rating 5 out of 5]

These really are delightful novellas. Just wish they were longer.

[Larry · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a decent cozy mystery. The plot is easily followed and the main characters are fun, witty, and interesting. I can easily recommend this book.

[Liza · Rating 4 out of 5]

Set in the 1930s which means that the investigation is very low tech. Lady Rample is very much a sticky beak with a purpose.

Enjoyable story

[aem · Rating 3 out of 5]

entertaining cozy mystery set during the interwar period in England

[Mai · Rating 4 out of 5]

Awesome! Love these books!

[David Navratil · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the 3rd book I've read in this series and again I enjoyed it! D.N.

[Beth Helm · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. It is taking place in the 1930's in the country side of Devon. This book was filled with twists and turns that kept me turning the pages.

[Cheryl · Rating 3 out of 5]

A "Have The Book - TBR" Goals list read.

[Cassie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't think I'm going to continue this series, each book is fun and cute but the editing is not it

[Mary T · Rating 5 out of 5]

Delightful1920's mystery
This is set in the English country side between the wars with a spy and a murder mixed in the summer stay.

[Sanghamitra Pottam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Totally unexpected ending and loved it.