Publication: 28th April 2026 – Kensington Books
After over a decade away, widowed mother of two Minnie Harper has left sunny Greece and returned to her native England at the turn of the 20th century—just as a cloud of suspicion falls over her younger sister in this cozy historical mystery for fans of Jessica Fellowes, Tasha Alexander, Deanna Raybourn, Rhys Bowen, and the PBS series The Durrells in Corfu.
The world is changing at the dawn of the 20th century, but respectable English families still dread a public scandal. So Minnie agrees to accompany her reckless sister, Delia, for a night on the town with her Bohemian friends. The evening involves a raucous house party, a visit to a fortune-teller, and an encounter with a flirtatious baron, but none of that unsettles Minnie more than running into Stephen Dorian, her former employer in Corfu, who stirs in her a mix of resentment and attraction.
Soon after, Delia discovers the body of her rumored beau in his own home, and Minnie insists on playing by the rules and informing the police. After all, fleeing the scene could suggest Delia is guilty of more than an improper late-night rendezvous…
When the sisters return to the townhouse, their parents, dreading the threat of gossip, insist that Minnie help clear Delia’s name. Her discreet investigation will take her back into Delia’s decadent circle and have her crossing paths again with the baron—a collector of antiques—and the infuriating Stephen Dorian. But her new social life is soon overshadowed by dangerous intrigue that leads her to question even her own past…
I love Emily Sullivan’s novels. Her stories are captivating, her characters are wonderful, the Victorian setting is quite atmospheric, and her writing is superb… I always find myself completely immersed in her novels.
I loved A Death in Corfu and I couldn’t wait to read Minnie Harper’s next adventure, both in crime solving and, on the more personal side, with a certain grumpy author, Stephen Dorian, who first helped her solve a murder in Corfu, then left without saying goodbye and dedicated his new book to her. In A Murder in Marylebone, Minnie has done what she promised her late husband she would never do: return to England with her children. However, while still wondering about the revelations about her husband and his work and with her daughter eager to attend a school in England, Minnie returns to London. While her parents’ welcome is not exactly warm, her younger sister Delia is happy to see her after all this time and invites her to go to a party with her. As the night progresses, Minnie has her fortune told, she meets a notorious baron, and she bumps into Stephen Dorian accompanied by a beautiful woman, before ending with a murder. Once again, Minnie is involved in a murder case, determined to solve it, especially since the police think that the killer is her sister.
A Murder in Marylebone was utterly brilliant. I don’t know if I was more invested in the mystery, full of suspense and twists that kept me guessing until the end, or in the slow-burn romance between Minnie and Stephen that left me even more excited about the next book!
A huge thank you to Kensington Books and NetGalley for providing me with a proof of this wonderful novel.
Emily Sullivan is the author of multiple critically-acclaimed historical romances, including A Rogue to Remember and Duchess Material. She lives in New England with her family where she enjoys reading about history and writing about rebellious women. A Death on Corfu is her first mystery. She can be found online at EmilySullivanBooks.com.
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