num_pages: 304
description:  Wild-hearted Kentuckian Stella Kendrick cautiously navigates the strict demands of British high society as the future Lady of Morrington Hall. But when petty scandals lead to bloody murder her outspoken nature could be all that keeps her alive . . . Following a whirlwind engagement to Viscount Lyndy Lyndhurst Stella is finding her footing within an elite social circle in picturesque rural England. Except tea time with refined friends can be more dangerous than etiquette faux pasespecially in the company of Lady Philippa the woman Lyndy was once set to marry and her husband the ostentatious Lord Fairbrother . . . Outrage erupts and accusations fly after Lord Fairbrothers pony wins best in breed for the seventh consecutive year. The man has his share of secrets and adversaries but Stella and Lyndy are in for a brutal shock when they discover his body floating in the river during a quiet morning fishing trip . . . Suddenly unwelcome around hardly-grieving Lady Philippa and Lyndys endlessly critical mother Stella faces the bitter reality that she may always be an outsiderand one of her trusted new acquaintances may be a calculating killer. Now Stella and her fianc must fight against the current to catch the culprit before theyre the next couple torn apart by tragedy. 
language: English
title: Murder at Blackwater Bend
publisher: Kensington