Due to the high number of causalities and disabled veterans,
World War I forever changed England. One of the more positive transformations
reflected in
Murder Most Malicious by Alyssa Maxwell is the breaking down of
class barriers. At Lady Phoebe Renshaw’s family estate, Foxwood Hall, the
Marquis of Allerton is missing. Though he is a thoroughly unpleasant man that
no one misses except his mother, he must be found. The local police suspect a
footman, but Lady Phoebe believes the young man innocent. Lady Phoebe joins
forces with her maid, Eva Huntford to find out what exactly happened to the Marquis of Allerton. This is a charming historical mystery with two strong female characters and an authentic
sense of time and place. Recommend to Downton Abbey fans!
