The Tomb of the Honey Bee: A Cozy Historical Murder Mystery (The Posie Parker Mystery Series Book 2)

Private Detective Posie Parker is invited by society beauty Lady Violet Boynton-Dale to her ancestral home, Boynton Hall, to investigate threats made against her brother, the explorer Alaric Boynton-Dale. Set in summer 1921, Posie travels from London to the Cotswolds, where she discovers the grand estate harbors dark secrets. Alaric has left behind jilted lovers and jealous husbands, and the household is further troubled by the presence of resident novelist Dame Ianthe Flowers, who seems to relish the poisonous atmosphere. When Dame Ianthe is found murdered and her manuscript goes missing, Scotland Yard becomes involved. Alaric also vanishes, leaving behind a cryptic clue. Posie's investigation leads her through the South of France, to the Italian island of Ortigia, and into the Tombs of the Pharaohs in Egypt. As she searches for Alaric, Posie must determine whether she is being pursued by a killer, what has become of Len Irving, and whether her interest in Alaric remains purely professional.