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"Newest Manor House mystery is hilarious and entertaining."
Reviewed by B.L. Willes
Posted November 17, 2004

A questionable fire, threatening letters, a long list of suspects... When a fire closes down the newly opened munitions factory of Sitting Marsh, many people are less than upset, even with the death of two people. The police proclaim the fire was an accident, but Lady Elizabeth is not too Read more...

"Fun amateur sleuth historical mystery"
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted November 29, 2004

During World War II in England, the villagers have seen too much change in too short a time to want any further disruptions in their way of life. Lady Elizabeth Hartleigh Compton of the Manor House subtly soothes ruffled feathers of the locals, tired by food rationing, the invasion Read more...

When the local munitions factory blows up, leaving two people dead, Lady Elizabeth suspects murder is afoot. Since her beloved major has gone back to America, she keeps her mind busy with ferreting out the truth. Luckily for her, Major Monroe returns, just in time to save her from a dastardly criminal intent on murder number three.

Summary

There's no evidence that Sitting Marsh's munitions factory was bombed by the Luftwaffe, so it's up to Lady Elizabeth Hartleigh Compton to discern who in the sleepy little community sabotaged the plant and killed the owner.