A review by klew
An Extravagant Duplicity by Lynn Messina

5.0

This series is such fun and An Extravagant Duplicity is a wonderful addition. Beatrice, Duchess of Kesgrave has settled into her marriage and huge change in circumstances to nobility from a orphaned poor relation and 26 year old spinster. She’s smart, insightful and funny….and Damian, the Duke adores her for all of it. Oddly, Bea continues to be drawn into murder investigations that currently make her the darling of the ton and the subject of fascination of a tabloid columnist. This time, she’s asked to exonerate Lord Ripley from his family’s accusations that he killed his grandfather. Ripley is a self centered dandy who wants attention and publicity and thinks Bea’s investigation will give him both. The rest of his family don’t really see him as a murderer because they think their grandfather simply fell from bed and hit is head….death by natural causes. Unfortunately, for Ripley, his aunt and his cousins, Bea’s investigation identifies a murder and the murderer. To complicate matters, Bea is pregnant and is worried the her husband will curtail her activities once he finds out. Will her way of life change forever, will her marriage suffer, will she be a good mother. All these self doubts plague her as she, once again, solves a case.
Thanks to #netgalley for the ARC of this book.