Today I am delighted to be taking part in the blog tour for Death Down the Aisle by Verity Bright, the latest in the Lady Swift Mysteries.

Synopsis

The society wedding of the decade has everything: the blushing bride, beautiful flowers… and the groom arrested before he can walk down the aisle? Thank goodness Lady Swift is on the guest list!

Lady Eleanor Swift isn’t normally one for grand social occasions, but who can resist a wedding? Especially when it’s her old friend, Constance Grainger, marrying the most eligible bachelor in town, Lord Peregrine Davencourt. Eleanor is taking Gladstone the bulldog as her plus one, with a smart new bowtie to match her bridesmaid’s dress.

But the big day is ruined when the groom is arrested for murder before he makes it to the altar. In a baffling twist, it turns out he was already engaged to the lovely Daisy Balforth, who has been found dead at the local inn with Lord Davencourt kneeling over her. The gossip pages will have a field day!

The distraught bride-to-be asks Eleanor to clear her fiancé’s name, as she’s certain he wouldn’t hurt a fly. With help from handsome Detective Seldon, Eleanor examines the evidence. But she’s barely had time to write down her suspect list before Constance’s father is set upon by a bearded stranger on the golf course. Clearly there is more to this story than Eleanor first thought, but can she catch the real killer before the wedding turns into her wake?

A delightfully gripping historical cozy whodunnit full of intrigue and wit. Fans of T E Kinsey, Agatha Christie and Lee Strauss will be totally charmed.

My thoughts

This is one series that I never tire of and it’s always a joy to dive back into another adventure with Lady Swift. Light, funny and with just enough red herrings to keep me guessing right to the end, it is the perfect piece of escapism that I always look forward to. These books are like putting on your cosiest pj’s and sipping a hot chocolate whilst curled up on your favourite hair. They are the perfect bedtime read whenever I’m feeling a little low and in need of a friend.

This time we meet Eleanor just as she is running late for a very important fitting, she is bridesmaid to good friend Constance who is marrying the man of her dreams, Lord Peregrine Davencourt. Of course we can’t have Lady Swift without some investigating to do and so it’s not long before a body is discovered and poor Peregrine is under suspicion for murder. Constance is devastated and begs Eleanor to get to the bottom of things and clear her fiancé’s name.

Each one of these delightful novels give us the opportunity to get to know the characters a little more. It really does feel like meeting up with old friends again. I really enjoyed this one and I’m now looking forward to the next. Another great read from Verity Bright.

Many thanks to Sarah at Bookouture for inviting me to take part in this blog tour and for a digital copy via Netgalley. It’s so lovely to be part of Eleanor’s adventures.

About the author

Verity Bright is the pseudonym for a husband-and-wife writing partnership that has spanned a quarter of a century. Starting out writing high-end travel articles and books, they published everything from self-improvement to humour, before embarking on their first historical mystery. They are the authors of the fabulous Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery series, set in the 1920s.