Beatrice Hyde-Clare Series by Lynn Messina

4.14 · 123 ratings
  • A Brazen Curiosity (Beatrice Hyde-Clare #1)
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    A Brazen Curiosity (Beatrice Hyde-Clare #1)

    Lynn Messina

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings · published 2018

    “A feisty heroine hiding behind a mousy facade…” England 1816 Twenty-six-year-old Beatrice Hyde-Clare is far too shy to investigate the suspicious death of a fellow guest in the Lake District. A spinster who lives on the sufferance of her relatives, she would certainly not presume to search the rooms of her host's son and his friend looking for evidence... more

  • An Infamous Betrayal (Beatrice Hyde-Clare #3)
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    An Infamous Betrayal (Beatrice Hyde-Clare #3)

    Lynn Messina

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings · published 2021

    Having solved the two murders that somehow fell in her path, Beatrice Hyde-Clare is on the lookout for a third. Through a absurd quirk of stupid fate, the shy spinster has fallen in love with the thoroughly unattainable Duke of Kesgrave and is desperate for something, anything, to occupy her mind. A dead body would do nicely... more

  • A Treacherous Performance (Beatrice Hyde-Clare #5)
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    A Treacherous Performance (Beatrice Hyde-Clare #5)

    Lynn Messina

    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings · published 2019

    Having inexplicably nabbed the Duke of Kesgrave, twenty-six-year-old spinster Beatrice Hyde-Clare is determined to marry him at once.No amount of handwringing from anxious family members, worried friends and well-meaning acquaintances will convince her to delay. Except… maybe she is a little swayed by her uncle’s efforts to make amends for treating her with cold indifference during her childhood... more

  • A Sinister Establishment (Beatrice Hyde-Clare #6)
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    A Sinister Establishment (Beatrice Hyde-Clare #6)

    Lynn Messina

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 2020

    The former Beatrice Hyde-Clare is having a little trouble adjusting to her new situation.Now installed as the Duchess of Kesgrave in elegant splendor in Berkeley Square, she is confounded by the stately residence’s seemingly endless array of rooms and every time one of the maids addresses her as "your grace," she flinches. And the butler! Oh, yes, that imposing servant holds her in utter contempt and has no qualms about sharing his opinion with the rest of the staff. It’s all so wretched... more

  • A Ghastly Spectacle (Beatrice Hyde-Clare #8)
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    A Ghastly Spectacle (Beatrice Hyde-Clare #8)

    Lynn Messina

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 2021

    Since the new Duchess of Kesgrave cannot be swayed from her unfortunate interest in dead bodies, Lady Abercrombie decides to confront the matter head-on by hosting a murder mystery dinner party.Gathering together several of society’s most influential members, she concocts an amusing puzzle-play, assigns roles, and stands back to allow Bea to impress them all with her ingenuity.The former spinster will be the height of fashion in no time. Huzzah!No, she won’t, Bea thinks... more

  • A Malevolent Connection (Beatrice Hyde-Clare #9)
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    A Malevolent Connection (Beatrice Hyde-Clare #9)

    Lynn Messina

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings · published 2021

    Despite suffering a few initial setbacks, the former Beatrice Hyde-Clare has settled into her new position nicely. Thanks to Lady Abercrombie’s machinations, she has secured the admiration of society and finally earned the respect of her staff. Even the lessons in defending herself, which her husband, the Duke of Kesgrave, insists she take if she wants to continue in her dangerous avocation, are going well... more

  • An Ominous Explosion (Beatrice Hyde-Clare #10)
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    An Ominous Explosion (Beatrice Hyde-Clare #10)

    Lynn Messina

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 2022

    To be clear: Beatrice, Duchess of Kesgrave, does not think every dead person in London is the victim of a sinister plot. The city is large, after all, and some of its inhabitants had to have died from innocent causes. Like Peter Huzza, who was killed in a horrifying steam engine accident. It is shocking, yes, the way his body was torn apart by the explosion of his very own machine, but not entirely surprising. High-pressure steam is notoriously dangerous to harness... more

  • An Extravagant Duplicity (Beatrice Hyde-Clare #11)
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    An Extravagant Duplicity (Beatrice Hyde-Clare #11)

    Lynn Messina

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 2023

    Why, yes, the former Beatrice Hyde-Clare is distracted. Having settled comfortably into marriage to the Duke of Kesgrave, she is nevertheless surprised to find herself in an interesting condition. And it has to be that—the unsettling prospect of motherhood—that causes her to overlook the obvious clue that Roger Dugmore had indeed been killed in his sleep... more

  • A Murderous Tryst (Beatrice Hyde-Clare #11)
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    A Murderous Tryst (Beatrice Hyde-Clare #11)

    Lynn Messina

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 2023

    The past rears its gorgeous head…Deeply distressed to discover her husband lied about his whereabouts the day before, Beatrice, Duchess of Kesgrave, emerges from a wretched night’s sleep to discover him embracing the most beautiful woman she has ever seen.His former mistress!It is shocking, yes, but not so very alarming, for Penelope Taylor is actually there to see Bea... more

  • A Vicious Machination: A Regency Cozy (Beatrice Hyde-Clare #12)
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    A Vicious Machination: A Regency Cozy (Beatrice Hyde-Clare #12)

    Lynn Messina

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 2024

    As eager as Beatrice, Duchess of Kesgrave, is to meet her husband’s newly discovered illegitimate half sister, she does not want it to happen like in the keeper's house at Newgate. Yes, that Newgate, the abject prison filled with squalor and misery to which Verity Lark has been consigned for murder. Found standing over the slain corpse of an old tormentor with a still-warm pistol in her hand, she is obviously guilty... more

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