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A Surreptitious Undertaking: An Arabella Stewart Historical Mystery
What happens when a sanatorium for shell-shocked soldiers of the Great War comes under scrutiny for nefarious activity? Amateur sleuth Arabella Stewart once again investigates.
When patients disappear and die at a remote hospital, Bella joins Jax Hastings, her childhood friend and potential suitor, in digging for evidence. The receptionist going missing adds to the urgency. Past cases have put the pair in harm’s way, but this time, they are in more danger than ever because both go undercover—Jax as a patient and Bella as an employee.
Being inside the sanatorium reinforces the complexity of the mystery and the perils of their task. She is his only lifeline to the outside world and the team of lawmen working with them. With Jax injured and vulnerable, Bella shoulders most of the burden. After he disappears, she works against time to rescue him and solve the case. Will Bella succeed? Or will A Surreptitious Undertaking end their partnership permanently?
When patients disappear and die at a remote hospital, Bella joins Jax Hastings, her childhood friend and potential suitor, in digging for evidence. The receptionist going missing adds to the urgency. Past cases have put the pair in harm’s way, but this time, they are in more danger than ever because both go undercover—Jax as a patient and Bella as an employee.
Being inside the sanatorium reinforces the complexity of the mystery and the perils of their task. She is his only lifeline to the outside world and the team of lawmen working with them. With Jax injured and vulnerable, Bella shoulders most of the burden. After he disappears, she works against time to rescue him and solve the case. Will Bella succeed? Or will A Surreptitious Undertaking end their partnership permanently?
254 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 14, 2022
About the author
D.S. Lang
30 books110 followersIf 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.
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November 2, 2022
Undercover Dangers!
Whew! I really dislike cruelty and injustice, and this riveting mystery is full of both. Plenty of suspicious characters and villains at the sanatorium- they made my skin crawl! I knew Jax and Bella would solve the case, but I wondered what final cost would be. What a relief to read the last chapters and look ahead to happier days for them (and the patients at Poplar Pines).
D. S. Lang does a great job of taking her readers back to a post-WWI world. I missed the lovely setting of Ballantyne in this story, but I learned a lot about the after-effects of the war, and the many men whose lives were spared but ruined…by shell-shock and greed.
Whew! I really dislike cruelty and injustice, and this riveting mystery is full of both. Plenty of suspicious characters and villains at the sanatorium- they made my skin crawl! I knew Jax and Bella would solve the case, but I wondered what final cost would be. What a relief to read the last chapters and look ahead to happier days for them (and the patients at Poplar Pines).
D. S. Lang does a great job of taking her readers back to a post-WWI world. I missed the lovely setting of Ballantyne in this story, but I learned a lot about the after-effects of the war, and the many men whose lives were spared but ruined…by shell-shock and greed.
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