Mrs. Xavier Stayton Mysteries
Murder Most Convenient: A Mrs. Xavier Stayton Mystery
It's the Golden Age of Detective Novels, and Mrs. Xavier Stayton is convinced she can pen the best! Ripping fun at her late husband's family estate turns to tragedy when murder most foul is committed. Once the inspector arrives, motives abound, and Mrs. Xavier finds herself the chief suspect. If she can avoid the gallows, the hopeful author may walk away with a manuscript that is the cat's meow; if not, a dastardly killer has committed a perfect frame-up job. Journey with Mrs. Xavier Stayton and her loyal friend, Lucy, from the safety of Holland Park to the perils of Pearce Manor, where a sinister figure awaits them.
What do the critics have to say? “The best whodunit I’ve ever read.” -Mrs. Viviane Stayton, the author’s mother-in-law.
“A true masterpiece in the field of mysteries.” -Miss Lucy Wallace, close friend and assistant to the author.
“The woman is a hack. Every word is lie; I’m suing her.” -Mrs. Joan Stayton, litigant.
The Adventures Continue!
Murder Most Posh
First-class travel has never been so treacherous! A Transatlantic voyage proves deadly when Mrs. Xavier Stayton and her loyal friend, Lucy, journey aboard the famed RMS Olivia. Jewel thieves, stowaways and fierce storms are the least of Mrs. X’s concerns when another passenger is killed in the neighboring cabin. One clue leads to another, until Mrs. X is convinced that she’s solved the dastardly crime. As a mighty storm assaults the luxury liner, will our heroine’s theory sink or swim?
Murder Most Egyptological
Mrs. Xavier Stayton and her loyal friend, Lucy Wallace, are headed to Egypt! On the trail of a missing photographer, what perils await the pair in The Valley of the Kings? What's to fear, a mummy's curse, a nefarious plot, or a sinister individual manipulating the events? Dashing archeologists, deceitful dames and the mystique of Egypt, mustn't stand in the way of finding the truth. It would seem that the clues are as obvious as the nose on The Great Sphinx's face ...until Mrs. X is on the case!
Murder Most Decorative
Abduction goes terribly wrong and a wealthy heiress is brutally murdered. The chief suspect, her husband, goes into a life of seclusion, until a threatening message lands at his feet. As a sinister individual lurks in the shadows, Mrs. Xavier Stayton and her loyal friend, Lucy Wallace, must reexamine the past to discover the truth of this new threat. What can be learned from a paranoid husband, a vindictive brother, and a missing French maid? Is it all just window dressing, or is there truth to the story? One secret leads to another, and the truth seems impossible to deduce …
Murder Most Haunting
When things go bump in the night, Mrs. X gets more than a fright! An autumn getaway at a secluded inn turns into mystery and murder when a dying man’s last words reveal that a ghost is behind the plot, and only Mrs. Xavier Stayton and Miss Lucy Wallace can deduce the truth. Did a specter from beyond the grave give a man with a questionable past a push down the stairs, or did a mortal pass judgment on the bloke’s crimes at long last? Journey with Mrs. X and her loyal companion to Stoney Island as they search for a killer and brave Captain Parson’s curse.
Murder Most Plagiaristic
Mrs. X strikes again! At last, Mrs. Xavier Stayton has published her first book! But when the author is threatened with a plagiary suit, she realizes it is time to read between the lines. In a room full of suspicious characters, a publisher drops dead. Motives abound, but how could the crime have been committed? Upon meeting the greatest writer of detective fiction, Sir Ryan Conrad Houlet, Mrs. Stayton finds herself looking for clues. Who will write the ending to this mystery, the killer or Mrs. X?
Murder Most Cosmetic
Murder Most Cosmetic A friendly game of mahjong turns deadly when ruinous secrets are on the verge of exposure. The shocking discovery of a body at the ladies’ club leads to mystery, and the contents of the dead woman’s handbag are the only clues. An adulteress, a thief, and an impostor play their hands, leaving the author turned sleuth, Mrs. Xavier Stayton, to decipher whodunit. Miss Harriet Tree’s death confounds all who knew the coat check girl. Despite her checkered past, no one has a motive for the murder. On the trail of a stolen tiara, and a dastardly killer, Mrs. X is on the case. From fashionable Piccadilly Circus to humble Bow, the pieces of the puzzle all start to come together. As the game comes to a close, will the murderer’s gambit remain a mystery, or will Mrs. Stayton checkmate her deceitful adversary?