There are 8 books in the 1920s High Society Lady Detective Mystery series. The newest book is Murder in the Alps which came out in 2024.

1
Murder at Archly Manor

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A high society murder. A spirited lady detective. Can she out-class the killer before an innocent person takes the fall?  

London, 1923. Olive Belgrave needs a job. Despite her aristocratic upbringing, she’s penniless. Determined to support herself, she jumps at an unconventional job—looking into the background of her cousin’s fiancé,…

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2
Murder at Blackburn Hall

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LARGE PRINT EDITION

A missing author and a sleepy English village rife with secrets . . .

September, 1923. Despite closing her first case, high society lady detective Olive Belgrave hasn’t found a new client. She’s taken a job as a hat model to pay for her poky boarding house…

3
The Egyptian Antiquities Murder

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An opulent London townhouse, a mummy curse . . .

. . . and a plucky lady detective. It’s October, 1923, and Olive Belgrave has a new case. Her client, Lady Agnes doesn’t believe in curses, and she hires Olive to prove her Egyptologist uncle wasn’t the victim of a…

4
Murder in Black Tie

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Top hats and tails. Mink and murder . . .

November, 1923. An invitation to a house party at the estate of Parkview Hall is a welcome respite for Olive Belgrave, a newly minted working girl who's become the solver of high society's trickiest problems.

But when the sumptuous black…

5
An Old Money Murder in Mayfair

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Midnight treasure hunts, fancy-dress parties, and a blue-blooded murder . . .


November, 1923. Olive's school chum, Gigi, invites Olive to London because Gigi's dotty grandmother fears for her life-or so she's said to Gigi. However Olive is surprised to find that the dowager is far from muddled. The sharp…

6
Murder on a Midnight Clear

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A snowbound country mansion, a missing butler, and a Christmas case . . .


Olive and Jasper have never been closer-except in one area. Jasper is still reticent about his frequent disappearances from polite society. With the holidays approaching and no paying client on the books, Olive decides to shadow…

7
Murder at the Mansions

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South Regent Mansions has all the modern conveniences . . . including murder


London, February, 1924. Discreet sleuth for the high society set, Olive Belgrave is delighted with her new flat at South Regent Mansions where she's made several friends, including the modern career woman, Minerva, who draws a popular…

8
Murder in the Alps

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LARGE PRINT


A cold-blooded killer lurks in the luxurious winter wonderland of St. Moritz . . .


Switzerland, 1924. Lady sleuth Olive Belgrave is set to enjoy a holiday of ice-skating and snowshoeing in the glamorous alpine setting of St. Moritz, but her plans are rudely interrupted when an unfortunate…