Overview
In the winter of 1906, Lady Emily and husband Colin are invited to the opulent home of Baroness Ursula von Duchtel in the Bavarian alps. Outside is a mountainous winter wonderland with a view of Mad King Ludwig's fairy tale castle. Inside, the villa hosts a magnificent but eclectic art collection---as well as an equally eclectic collection of fellow guests, among them a musician, an art dealer, a coquette from the demi-monde, and Kaspar, the Baroness' boorish son-in-law, whom, it begins to appear, someone wants dead. Almost forty years earlier, Niels, a young German lord, sings to himself in the forest surrounding those same alps, capturing the attention of a not-yet-mad King Ludwig. Niels and the king become fast friends, their relationship deepening into something more as their time together stretches on. But while King Ludwig is content to live out a fantasy where their responsibilities don't matter and the outside world doesn't affect them, Niels knows that their bliss cannot last forever... Decades later, Emily continues to investigate Kaspar's increasingly lethal ""mishaps"" when tragedy strikes, ensnaring the guests in a web of fear and suspicion. It's up to Emily to sift through old secrets and motivations, some stretching far into the past, to unmask the killer.
Full Product Details
Author: Tasha Alexander
Publisher: Minotaur Books,US
Imprint: Minotaur Books,US
Volume: 18
Dimensions:
Width: 14.80cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 22.70cm
Weight: 0.454kg
ISBN: 9781250872388
ISBN 10: 1250872383
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 20 October 2025
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Praise for Death by Misadventure: ""Delicious... Simply and utterly a joy."" --Robin Agnew, Aunt Agatha's Favorite Reads of 2024 ""A mystery that keeps you guessing while you enjoy the historical retrospective on the Mad King."" --Kirkus Reviews ""Secrets and motives galore... Good luck figuring out ""whodunit"" before the big reveal. I certainly did not."" --Bookpage Praise for Tasha Alexander: ""As is always the case with the Lady Emily series, there is suspense galore, a colorful cast of characters, spot on period research and whimsical humor throughout."" --Bookpage, starred review on A Cold Highland Wind ""Surprising, with a twist readers won't see coming. Alexander consistently entertains."" -Publishers Weekly on Secrets of the Nile ""A complex, exciting mystery."" -Kirkus Reivews on The Dark Heart of Florence
Author Information
TASHA ALEXANDER is the author of the New York Times bestselling Lady Emily mystery series. The daughter of two philosophy professors, she studied English literature and medieval history at the University of Notre Dame. She and her husband, novelist Andrew Grant, live on a ranch in southeastern Wyoming.
