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A Death, A Duke, and Miss Mifford

Regency Murder and Marriage, Book 1

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A Death, A Duke, and Miss Mifford

By: Claudia Stone
Narrated by: Tim Fearon
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After an unsuccessful season in London, Miss Mary Mifford has returned to the village of Plumpton, determined to be the most upstanding spinster the Cotswolds have ever seen.

Not even the arrival of the elusive Duke of Northcott can distract Mary from her plan; until the local rector is found bludgeoned to death and Mary is named as the prime suspect. When Northcott offers to assist Mary in finding the culprit, she does not think for a second that his motives have anything to do with marriage—but as the list of suspects grows longer, Mary and the duke grow closer and closer, and she begins to wonder if she is not such a determined spinster after all.

Henry William Lockheart, Sixth Duke of Northcott, has returned to his ducal seat, determined to attend to the estate he has neglected since his father's death. Nothing shall distract him from his plan, he thinks, until something—or rather someone- does.

Miss Mary Mifford is hardly the ideal candidate to be his duchess—given her lack of wealth and connections, along with the bothersome fact that she is the prime suspect in a murder—but Henry is smitten. Determined to help the young lady, Henry throws himself into investigating the death of the rector, Mr Parsims, hoping to clear her name.

With a long list of suspects, Henry suspects that the task might be difficult; though it might prove easier to solve a murder than to convince an earnest spinster that she should be his bride...

A Death, A Duke, and Miss Mifford is the first book in the Regency Murder and Marriage Series, by Claudia Stone. A light, witty, and fun read this story is sure to delight fans of Regency Romance and Cozy Mysteries alike.

©2020, 2025 Claudia Stone (P)2025 Claudia Stone
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I loved everything about this book, from the beautiful cover and the intriguing title to the wonderful story and Miss Mifford’s intention to become “the best spinster possible”, but most of all I loved the humour: I smiled, giggled, snorted, and laughed out loud throughout the book. Tim Fearon’s narration is, quite simply, brilliant.

A review copy of this book was sent to me by the author. All of the above opinions are my own.

I loved everything about this book!

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Miss Mary Mifford is determined to be the most spinsterish spinster ever until she is suspected of murder. The Duke of Northcott is decidedly smitten with Miss Mary Mifford from their very first meeting. Perhaps a murder can unite them.
This is a fun lister with likable characters and a good plot. The narration is excellent.

The determined spinster

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I read all the Mifford sister books on kindle (except the most recent), so it was an absolute delight to find this on audible! The series is more than just romance and Claudia stone has created excellent characters and storyline. The narrator Tim, has the perfect voice for regency romance (and mystery)! The story although read before, was still a great listen, I forgot some of the twists and turn! looking forward to listening to the other sisters adventures soon!

Falling in love with the Mifford sisters on audible!

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