Book Review: ‘The Mitford Scandal’ Is The Next Thrilling Mitford Murders Novel

Author Jessica Fellowes is back with book number three in her Mitford series. This time Louisa Cannon is back in the middle of multiple murders and tries to help find the killer.

It’s 1928 and a couple of years after the events of the last book. Louisa has left the Mitford family and is now working as a seamstress and also for an agency that provides help to the rich families during ball season. Louisa is working a party when she spots Diana Mitford and her intended Bryan Guiness. She’s also there when one of the young maids falls to her death from a high stained glass window. It’s ruled an accident.

When Diana and Bryan marry, Louisa is hired by Diana to be her ladies’ maid. She will live with them and attend to all of Diana’s needs. She goes with them on their honeymoon to Paris where they hang with friends. While there one of Bryan’s friends dies and it’s ruled an accident. She also runs into Detective Sergeant Guy Sullivan, who is working a case of a missing 16 year old girl named Rose. She’s happy to see him and learns he’s engaged. He still has strong feelings for her and she may even have feelings for him.

When more deaths happen things don’t seem right. They’re ruled accidental as well but things don’t seem right and then new bits of evidence turn up and soon Louisa and Guy are investigating. And then Louisa ends up in the wrong place and it could be curtains for her. Will Guy show up in time to save the love of his life?

Another fun Mitford Murder novel. This story takes place over a few years and their’s lots of story advancement with the family, Louisa and Guy. It’s in part based on real life characters as author Jessica Fellowes notes in her author notes in the back of the book.

You can pick up The Mitford Scandal in stores on Tuesday, January 21st from Minotaur Books.