About the author:
\nFor&nbs p\;Anastasia Hastings\, there is nothing as intriguing as a fog-filled\, gas-light street\, the clip-clop of a horse pulling a hans om cab\, and the possibility of murder and mystery around every corner!
\nShe has been lucky enough to bring it all alive in the Dear Miss Her mione mystery series which follows the adventures of Violet Manville\, Vic torian England&rsquo\;s most famous (and enigmatic) agony aunt. Book #1\,& nbsp\;Of Manners and Murder\, was a finalist for the 2024 Mary Hi ggins Clark Award presented by Mystery Writers of America\, and \; The Wall Street Journal \;said it &ldquo\;evokes the shocking rev elations of Wilkie Collins\, the social acuity of Jane Austen and the comi c melodrama of Oscar Wilde.&rdquo\; Book #2 of the series\, \;Of H oaxes and Homicide\, was called &ldquo\;captivating&rdquo\; by \; Publishers Weekly.
\nUnder a variety of names and throughou t a career than spans more than 30 years\, Anastasia has published 70 nove ls. \;The Secrets of Bones\, written as Kylie Logan\, was rec ently made into a Hallmark Mystery movie.
\nAnastasia lives in Ohio with her husband and two dogs\, an Airedale named Eliot Ness and his best friend (even if he doesn&rsquo\;t know it yet)\, Tequila Elizabeth\, a Rus sell Terrier. She enjoys various fiber arts including knitting and spinnin g\, as well as exploring old cemeteries and in the summer\, watching the h ummingbirds while she contemplates her next murder.
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strong>Of Devotion and Death\, Violet Manville knows everyth
ing about manners―and murder.
Violet is looking forward to taking some time away from the advice column she writes under the nom de p lume Miss Hermione. She can&rsquo\;t wait to head off to Venice to spend s ome time with Eli Marsh\, a mysterious\, annoying\, and extremely attracti ve American.
\nLittle does she suspect that the specter of death wil l come calling at her front door in the person of Ash Kumar\, a man she on ce knew―and loved―when she lived in India. She certainly doe sn&rsquo\;t expect Ash to be arrested for his wife&rsquo\;s murder on her front door step.
\nAs Violet tries to unravel the murder\, she is pu lled between between the two men. As the past and present become blurred\, she soon discovers that the truth can be deadly.
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