{"id":17615,"date":"2021-08-09T19:30:05","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T23:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=17615"},"modified":"2025-10-01T18:31:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T22:31:54","slug":"a-fiancees-guide-to-first-wives-and-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/17615","title":{"rendered":"A Fianc\u00e9e&#8217;s Guide to First Wives and Murder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3As209P\">A Fianc\u00e9e&#8217;s Guide to First Wives and Murder<\/a><\/em> (2021) <a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/mystery\/Freeman_Dianne.php\">Dianne Freeman<\/a> (A Countess of Harleigh Mystery)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3As209P\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Fiancees-Guide-to-First-Wives-and-Murder.jpg?resize=199%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A Fiancees Guide to First Wives and Murder\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Fiancees-Guide-to-First-Wives-and-Murder.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Fiancees-Guide-to-First-Wives-and-Murder.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Fiancees-Guide-to-First-Wives-and-Murder.jpg?resize=678%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 678w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Fiancees-Guide-to-First-Wives-and-Murder.jpg?resize=768%2C1160&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Fiancees-Guide-to-First-Wives-and-Murder.jpg?resize=1017%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1017w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Fiancees-Guide-to-First-Wives-and-Murder.jpg?resize=1356%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1356w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a>Set in England in 1899<\/p>\n<p>Frances is looking quite forward to marrying George Hazleton. She successfully launched her sister, and things were looking up&#8211;until a young Frenchwoman is brought to Frances&#8217; house, claiming to be George&#8217;s wife.<\/p>\n<p>She&#8217;s also asked to help launch ALicia Stoke-Whitney&#8217;s daughter, as Alicia herself is being sent to the country, after news of her latest affair got out (her husband didn&#8217;t care she had an affair, only that she wasn&#8217;t discreet). <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>His wife didn\u2019t have to be above reproach, but she must give the appearance of it. He was a stickler for appearances.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>But the scandal of George already being married might not let that happen either.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThat\u2019s no more than I\u2019d expect to hear from you, ma\u2019am, but do you have any evidence?\u201d <\/p>\n<p>I blinked. \u201cDo you have any evidence to the contrary?\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, but rumors don\u2019t work that way.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>These are fun mysteries. <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cBoth of you are taking this far too personally,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>Hetty and I first turned to one another, then back to George before attacking him in unison. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow do you suggest we take it?\u201d I asked. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt feels quite personal to me,\u201d Hetty agreed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>One of the things I particularly like is that Frances doesn&#8217;t take risks or do stupid things. She is perfectly amenable to staying someplace safe while others go after the criminals. <\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for her, criminals don&#8217;t seem care about her wariness. <\/p>\n<p>I enjoyed this and look forward to the next book in the series.<\/p>\n<p>Publisher: Kensington Books<br \/>\n<strong>Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Fianc\u00e9e&#8217;s Guide to First Wives and Murder (2021) Dianne Freeman (A Countess of Harleigh Mystery) Set in England in 1899 Frances is looking quite forward to marrying George Hazleton. She successfully launched her sister, and things were looking up&#8211;until a young Frenchwoman is brought to Frances&#8217; house, claiming to be George&#8217;s wife. She&#8217;s also [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[12,30,190,292,48,204,33,8],"tags":[464,463,557],"class_list":["post-17615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-8-10","category-british","category-cozy","category-ebook","category-female","category-good","category-historical","category-mystery","tag-countess-of-harleigh-mysteries","tag-dianne-freeman","tag-victorian"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/piQkW-4A7","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":24711,"url":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/24711","url_meta":{"origin":17615,"position":0},"title":"A Daughter&#8217;s Guide to Mothers and Murder","author":"Michelle","date":"July 4, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"A Daughter's Guide to Mothers and Murder (2025) Dianne Freeman (Countess of Harleigh #8) Set in Paris in 1900 Frances and George are enjoying their honeymoon, seeing the sights in Paris, but all good things must come to an end, and soon Frances's mother will be joining them, after touring\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;7\/10&quot;","block_context":{"text":"7\/10","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/category\/7-10"},"img":{"alt_text":"A Daughter's Guide to Mothers and Murder","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/A-Daughters-Guide-to-Mothers-and-Murder.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/A-Daughters-Guide-to-Mothers-and-Murder.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/A-Daughters-Guide-to-Mothers-and-Murder.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/A-Daughters-Guide-to-Mothers-and-Murder.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/A-Daughters-Guide-to-Mothers-and-Murder.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/A-Daughters-Guide-to-Mothers-and-Murder.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":13858,"url":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/13858","url_meta":{"origin":17615,"position":1},"title":"A Lady&#8217;s Guide to Mischief and Murder","author":"Michelle","date":"January 20, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Murder (2020) Dianne Freeman (Countess of Harleigh Mystery) Set in England in 1899. 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I leaned toward her as we walked out. \u201cVery well done, dear. But a ranch in Brooklyn? What were you thinking?\u201d She\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;8.5\/10&quot;","block_context":{"text":"8.5\/10","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/category\/8-5-10"},"img":{"alt_text":"A Ladys Guide to Gossip and Murder","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/A-Ladys-Guide-to-Gossip-and-Murder.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":13796,"url":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/13796","url_meta":{"origin":17615,"position":4},"title":"A Lady&#8217;s Guide to Etiquette and Murder","author":"Michelle","date":"January 2, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder (2018) Dianne Freeman (A Countess of Harleigh Mystery) Set in England in 1899 Frances Wynn, Countess of Harleigh, is finally done with her mourning and is more than ready to move on with her life. 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