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"A season in London promises a welcome change of pace for two friends from the village of Kurland St. Mary--until murder makes a debut. . ." With the reluctant blessings of their father, the rector of Kurland St. Mary, Lucy Harrington and her sister Anna leave home for a social season in London. At the same time, Lucy's special friend Major Robert Kurland is summoned to the city to accept a baronetcy for his wartime heroism. Amidst the dizzying whirl of balls and formal dinners, the focus shifts from mixing and matchmaking to murder when the dowager Countess of Broughton, the mother of an old army friend of Robert, drops dead. When it's revealed she's been poisoned, Robert's former betrothed, Miss Chingford, is accused, and she in turn points a finger at Anna. To protect her sister, Lucy enlists Robert's aid in drawing out the true culprit. But with suspects ranging from resentful rivals and embittered family members to the toast of the ton, it will take all their sleuthing skills to unmask the poisoner before more trouble is stirred up. . . Praise for "Death Comes to the Village" " A] delightful debut. . .Readers will hope death returns soon to Kurland St. Mary." --"Publishers Weekly" (starred review) "Lloyd combines a satisfying mystery with plenty of wit and character development." --"Booklist"

First published in 1998, this book is an examination of antiracist discourses and practices in France. It sets out to trace the development of post-war French antiracism through the life of antiracist organizations, setting this within a broader historical, political and social context. It breaks new ground in that it analyses antiracism as a body of ideas in its own right, rather than as a mirror image of racism. The author uses previously unpublished archival material from French organizations combined with observations from current events. She argues that antiracist discourses and practices are structured around four main themes: discrimination, representation, solidarity and hegemony. While perceptions of discrimination have evolved into complex understandings of social exclusion, the representational functions of antiracist groups were challenged by immigrant workers movements themselves. Solidarity remained central to antiracist practices in different political contexts. Underpinning these features lies a hegemonic social project through which antiracists have sought to promote a 'common sense' through political and educational campaigns. The author concludes that French antiracism although constantly changing and refocusing is now a pluralist, transversal, hegemonic movement and an important component of civil society.

First published in 1998, this book is an examination of antiracist discourses and practices in France. It sets out to trace the development of post-war French antiracism through the life of antiracist organizations, setting this within a broader historical, political and social context. It breaks new ground in that it analyses antiracism as a body of ideas in its own right, rather than as a mirror image of racism. The author uses previously unpublished archival material from French organizations combined with observations from current events. She argues that antiracist discourses and practices are structured around four main themes: discrimination, representation, solidarity and hegemony. While perceptions of discrimination have evolved into complex understandings of social exclusion, the representational functions of antiracist groups were challenged by immigrant workers movements themselves. Solidarity remained central to antiracist practices in different political contexts. Underpinning these features lies a hegemonic social project through which antiracists have sought to promote a 'common sense' through political and educational campaigns. The author concludes that French antiracism although constantly changing and refocusing is now a pluralist, transversal, hegemonic movement and an important component of civil society.

It's harvest time in the village of Kurland St. Mary as Lucy and Robert prepare to wed--but a murderer has taken an unseasonable vow of vengeance . . . As Miss Lucy Harrington, daughter of the village rector, and Major Sir Robert Kurland plan their nuptials, the major is beginning to wonder if he'll ever hear wedding bells. He's seen complex military campaigns that involved less strategy, and he's finding Lucy's meddling family maddening. When the body of Ezekiel Thurrock, the church verger, is discovered crushed by a gargoyle that has fallen from the bell tower, the wedding is delayed. But the evidence suggests this was no accident, and Lucy wonders if bad blood at the village fair had anything to do with the man's mysterious demise, since there was much bitterness over Ezekiel's prizewinning vegetables. As Lucy and Robert uncover long-standing village feuds, the town's dark secrets begin to take their toll and the couple soon finds they too are in grave danger . . .

In Catherine Lloyd's eighth Regency-set Kurland St. Mary Mystery, murder casts a dark shadow over the christening of Major Sir Robert Kurland and Lady Lucy's daughter Elizabeth--even more so when Lucy's own father, the rector, falls under suspicion for the crime... Lucy and Robert's joy in christening their new daughter, surrounded by extended family and loved ones who have gathered in the village of Kurland St. Mary, is only enhanced when Robert's aunt Rose--now the second wife of Lucy's father Ambrose--announces that she is with child. However, not everyone is happy about the news, in particular Rose's adult daughter Henrietta and her husband, who fear for their inheritance. Following the christening, Rose's disagreeable son-in-law Basil Northam threatens to turn afternoon tea in the rectory into an unsightly brawl. The next morning, he is found in the rector's study, stabbed through the heart with an antique letter opener, clutching a note that appears to implicate the rector himself. As the local justice of the peace, Robert has an obligation to remain unbiased in his investigation of the ghastly crime, even though his prime suspect is a man of the cloth and his wife's father. But Lucy is under no such obligation. As snow traps the members of the christening party in Kurland St. Mary, she vows to clear her father's name and bring the cold-blooded culprit to justice. Someone had better start saying their prayers...

Set against the timelessly intriguing backdrop of 1830s high-society London, this delightful historical mystery series features Miss Caroline Morton, daughter of a disgraced earl, now gainfully employed as a lady's companion--along with a sideline in sleuthing . . . Lady Caroline is happy to be back amid the swirl of London society, guiding her employer's daughter, Dorothy Frogerton, through her first Season. Dorothy has been declared "an original" by a patron of the exclusive social club, Almack's, and is sifting through potential suitors. Mrs. Frogerton, meanwhile, finds her own diversions, including spiritualist gatherings at the home of Madam Lavinia, and begs Caroline to come along. Caroline is skeptical of Madam's antics and faux French accent--until she slips a note into Caroline's hand, which contains intimate family knowledge. Even as Caroline tries to discern whether the spiritualist's powers are real, a much darker mystery presents itself. Madam Lavinia is found lifeless in her chair, a half-empty glass of port at her elbow. In her desk is a note addressed to Caroline, entreating her to find her murderer. Caroline needs no psychic abilities to determine a motive, for it seems that Madam was blackmailing some of her clients and has left a trail of aggrieved aristocrats behind. But as Caroline and Mrs. Frogerton investigate further, they find other suspects, and a litany of deceptions, some very close to home. Now Caroline will need to keep all her wits about her if she is to stop others from joining Madam Lavinia in the afterlife . . .

Set against the timelessly intriguing backdrop of 1830s high-society London, this delightful historical mystery series features Miss Caroline Morton, daughter of a disgraced earl, now gainfully employed as a lady's companion--along with a sideline in sleuthing . . . Lady Caroline is happy to be back amid the swirl of London society, guiding her employer's daughter, Dorothy Frogerton, through her first Season. Declared "an original" by a patron of the exclusive social club, Almack's, Dorothy is sifting through potential suitors. Mrs. Frogerton, meanwhile, finds her own diversions, including spiritualist gatherings at the home of Madam Lavinia, and begs Caroline to come along. Caroline is skeptical of Madam's antics and faux French accent--until she slips a note into Caroline's hand, which contains intimate family knowledge. Even as Caroline tries to discern whether the spiritualist's powers are real, a much darker mystery presents itself: Madam Lavinia is found lifeless in her chair, a half-empty glass of port at her elbow. In her desk is a note addressed to Caroline, entreating her to find her murderer. Caroline needs no psychic abilities to determine a motive, for it seems that Madam was blackmailing clients and has left a trail of aggrieved aristocrats behind. But as Caroline and Mrs. Frogerton investigate further, they find other suspects, and deceptions, some very close to home. Now Caroline must keep all her wits about her if she is to stop others from joining Madam Lavinia in the afterlife . . .

Social standing is everything in Regency England--and no one knows better than Miss Caroline Morton, a lady's companion from a disgraced line. But when she has a chance to claim what's rightfully hers, the one obstacle in her way is a dangerous murder mystery . . . Miss Caroline has doubts when she receives an urgent invitation from a London law firm to discuss her late father's estate. After all, the dishonored Earl of Morton died without a pound sterling to pass on to his two daughters. But while immersing herself in helping Mrs. Frogerton's capricious daughter navigate the high social season, Caroline meets with a cagey lawyer, Mr. Smith, who shares life-altering news--the earl composed a second will, leaving behind an undisclosed fortune. Mrs. Frogerton, however, is thoroughly unimpressed with the firm's conduct and suspicious of their true motives. Her instinct proves right when the two ladies find the office ransacked, staff in turmoil, and Mr. Smith missing. The full weight of the situation doesn't sink in until Mr. Smith dies following a brutal attack on the street--discovered with an empty envelope bearing Caroline's name in his pocket. With a connection forming between two deaths at the firm, Caroline can't imagine why anyone would kill twice over the contents of a will. Further complicating matters is the amorous Mr. DeBloom--who claims his mother goaded the earl into making bad investments and promises to link Caroline to her inheritance--and the disappearance of Susan, her younger sister. As Caroline unwittingly becomes the center of both a criminal case and a sordid love triangle, she must tread with caution while seeking the truth . . . because someone is waiting to reduce her to nothing more than a signature on a dotted line.

Society in Regency England is most unforgiving of a reversal of fortune, as Miss Caroline Morton, left penniless after her father's suspicious death, knows all too well. Once a lady, now a lady's companion, she is still enmeshed in the settling of the earl's estate--and soon murder as well--in this charming cross between a Regency romance and a well-constructed detective story" (Kirkus Reviews) for of Victoria Thompson, C.S. Harris, and Deanna Raybourn. Distraught over her younger sister Susan's decision to leave for America and weary of shepherding her employer Mrs. Frogerton's daughter in her relentless pursuit of marrying a peer, Caroline is dealt another blow when her family solicitors indicate they may have found the lost heir to the Morton earldom. Possible heir Thomas, his mother Mrs. Scutton, and her widowed daughter Mary all descend on Mrs. Frogerton's home on Half Moon Street. The air inside the house is soon thick with family tension and the near palpable presence of avarice. But things go from tense to tragic following the appearance of Mary's dead husband--very much alive and recently released from debtors' prison. Unseen by Caroline and Mrs. Frogerton, a fight breaks out upstairs, leaving Mary fatally stabbed and her mother wounded. The manhunt is on for Mary's husband, led by Inspector Ross. But both Caroline and Mrs. Frogerton begin to suspect that all is not as it seems The Scuttons have brought more than trouble into the home--they may be harboring secrets that could put Caroline and Mrs. Frogerton's very lives at risk . . .

Pfarrerstochter Lucy und Major Kurland ermitteln in einem d steren Fall ... Die historische Cosy Krimi-Reihe im Regency England beginntEigentlich ist Major Robert Kurland in sein ruhiges Heimatdorf zur ckgekehrt, um sich von den Schrecken Waterloos zu erholen. Sein K rper ist verletzt, aber sein Geist immer noch hellwach. Als er aus seinem Fenster etwas Verd chtiges beobachtet, beginnt die idyllische Fassade des Dorfes zu br ckeln. Seine Beobachtung vertraut er Miss Lucy Harrington an, der cleveren Tochter des Pfarrers und Kurlands guter Freundin seit Kindheitstagen. Da Kurland durch seine Verletzung kaum gehen kann, stellt Lucy f r ihn Nachforschungen an. Die Spur f hrt zu einer Reihe von Diebst hlen und dem Verschwinden zweier Dienstm dchen. Major Kurland und Miss Lucy versuchen gemeinsam die dunkle Wahrheit aufzudecken und einen M rder aufzuhalten, der nur darauf wartet, wieder zuzuschlagen ...Erste Leserstimmen"Sympathische Figuren und interessantes Setting, ein vielversprechender Auftakt " "Sehr fesselnd geschrieben, man m chte unbedingt am Ball bleiben und mit ermitteln." "Dieser Cosy Crime hat genau die richtige Portion Humor abbekommen " "mysteri s, spannend und bestens zum Mitr tseln geeignet."

Der Tod ihres Kinderm dchens stellt Lucy und Robert vor neue R tselDie beliebte Krimi-Reihe im Regency England geht spannend weiter Lady Lucy und Major Sir Robert Kurland genie en ihr Eheleben im beschaulichen Dorf Kurland St. Mary. Als Lucy ihr zweites Kind erwartet, stellt sie ein neues Kinderm dchen ein, das direkt aus London kommt. Die lebensfrohe Polly flirtet gerne und sorgt f r allerlei Unruhe unter den Bediensteten in Kurland Hall, aber auch in der Dorfschenke. Doch eines Tages kehrt Polly nach ihrem freien Nachmittag nicht zur ck ins Gutshaus. Wenig sp ter entdeckt ein Bauer ihre Leiche. Lucy und Robert bef rchten, dass das Kinderm dchen einem Verbrechen zum Opfer gefallen ist. Bei ihren Nachforschungen stellen die beiden fest, dass die junge Frau nicht die war, f r die sie sie hielten. Die Geheimnisse, die Lucy und Robert l ften, bringen auch sie selbst bald in gro e Gefahr ...Alle B nde der Reihe k nnen unabh ngig voneinander gelesen werden.Erste Leser: innenstimmen"Die verwickelten Knoten dieser fesselnden Geschichte zu entwirren, f hlt sich an wie die R ckkehr zu einem geliebten Hobby ""Die historische Cosy Crime-Reihe hei t uns wieder einmal im beschaulichen Kurland St. Mary willkommen ""Eine spannungsreiche Ermittlungsgeschichte aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, abgerundet durch geistreiche Dialoge und liebenswerte Charaktere ""Ein ergreifender Krimi, der dich blitzschnell die Seiten umbl ttern l sst "

Eine Taufe, freudige Nachrichten - und der Tod kehren zur ck nach Kurland St. Mary Das spannende Finale der beliebten historischen Krimireihe von Catherine Lloyd Als Lady Lucy und Sir Robert Kurland mit dem ganzen Dorf Kurland St. Mary die Taufe ihrer kleinen Tochter feiern, hat auch Roberts Tante Rose freudige Nachrichten: Die frisch verheiratete Dame ist schwanger Doch nicht alle sind ber die Nachricht erfreut, vor allem Roses erwachsene Tochter Henrietta und ihr Mann Basil Northam f rchten um ihr Erbe. Am n chsten Morgen wird eben jener im Arbeitszimmer von Lucys Vater, dem Pfarrer der Gemeinde, tot aufgefunden - erstochen mit einem antiken Brief ffner und in der Hand eine Notiz, die den Pfarrer selbst zu belasten scheint W hrend Robert als rtlicher Friedensrichter unparteiisch sein muss, ist Lucy fest entschlossen, alles daran zu setzen ihren Vater zu entlasten und den tats chlichen Schuldigen zu finden. Wird es ihr gelingen, auch wenn die Beweislast so erdr ckend ist? Alle B nde der Reihe k nnen unabh ngig voneinander gelesen werden. Weitere Titel dieser Reihe Mord in Kurland St. Mary (ISBN: 9783968175027) Der Tod gibt sein Deb t (ISBN: 9783968175034) Der Tod zu Gast in Kurland Hall (ISBN: 9783968175058) Mord am Bell Tower (ISBN: 9783968175065) Mord lernt nie aus (ISBN: 9783986375232) Der Tod erholt sich nie (ISBN: 9783986375249) Der Tod kennt keine Geheimnisse (ISBN: 9783986375263) Erste Leser: innenstimmen "Ich konnte bei diesem tollen Regency-Krimi nicht aufh ren zu lesen." "Ein weiterer spannender Fall f r Lucy und Robert. Perfekt zum Mitr tseln " "Fans von unterhaltsamen Cosy-Crimes im historischen England werden hier nicht entt uscht." "Mitrei ende Mordf lle, charmante Charaktere und spektakul res Setting."