An Old Money Murder in Mayfair: A 1920s Murder Mystery

Written by Sara Rosett

Narrated by Elizabeth Klett

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 and imperious matriarch refuses to admit to her worries and sends Olive on her way.
Without a client or case, Olive is swept into the glittering lifestyle of the “fast set,” and their decadent excess. But then among the cocktails and champagne, a murderer strikes during a frivolous party game, and Olive realizes the dowager’s fears were well-founded.
An Old Money Murder in Mayfair is the fifth installment in the popular High Society Lady Detective series from USA Today bestselling author Sara Rosett. Join Olive and her dapper sleuthing partner, Jasper, as they navigate the extravagant parties of the Bright Young People as well as their own budding relationship . . .

• Language: English
• Publisher: McGuffin Ink
• Release date: Apr 23, 2024
• ISBN: 9781950054299

Sara Rosett

Sara Rosett, born and raised in Amarillo, Texas, is the wife of an Air Force pilot. She and her husband live in Houston, Texas, with their two children and dog. Sara is the author of nine previous Ellie Avery mysteries. Her writing has also appeared in Chicken Soup for the Military Wife’s Soul. Sara is a member of Sisters in Crime, Girlfriends Book Club blog, and the Deadly Divas, who are four nice women who happen to write about murder. Please visit her website, www.sararosett.com, or connect with Sara on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or Goodreads.

Reviews for An Old Money Murder in Mayfair

[sandyamcpherson · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is Book #5 in the High Society Lady Detective series, but the first one I've read. While the antics are amusing, the mystery story itself is rather shallow. There was never a sense of suspense nor an entirely plausible reason for motivating the murder. The author wrote well in depicting the era of the frivolous Bright Young Things. The romp was fun in the sense of a light romance and socialite shenanigans.

[kathy89_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Olive is displaced again and while needing an apartment her friend Gigi approaches her and asks her to stay with her because she’s worried about her grandmother and wants Olive to investigate. Gigi thinks someone is out to harm the old woman but the dowager is resistant and stages a silly Murder Mystery Party. Things start happening and Gigi becomes the main suspect before Olive can sort it out with help of Jasper’s connections.