Murder Made Her Wicked - (A Marigold Manners Mystery) by Elizabeth Hobbs (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Bicycle-riding, aspiring archaeologist Marigold Manners is back and ready for adventure in Elizabeth Hobbs's next mesmerizing historical mystery.

"A humdinger...whose characters bring to mind those of both Emily Brontë and L. M. Montgomery" (Kirkus), this second installment is perfect for fans of Deanna Rayborn.

1894, Boston. Penniless Boston heiress and accomplished modern woman Marigold Manners has put her past to good use, selling the story of the Great Misery Island Murders to earn enough money to resume the life she was always meant to have and return to her studies at Wellesley College. But her carefully laid plans for academic excellence are thrown into disarray when she stumbles across the body of a young woman in the campus lake.

When the peace of the bucolic campus is shattered by the murder, the cloistered world of a women's college that Marigold finds so comforting proves it is not immune to the malice and wickedness of the world. The closed community becomes a hothouse where disparagement blooms into insult and small slights that have festered for years blossom into academic rivalries that could spill over into something far more sinister. Marigold must use every ounce of her logic and enlist her eccentric, colorful cast of fellow students and found family to identify the girl and find the murderer--before they kill again.

Review Quotes

Praise for Murder Made Her Wicked
"A fascinating sleuth whose dramatization of the dilemma of an educated woman in the 1890s adds to the allure."
--Kirkus Reviews

Praise for Misery Hates Company
"A humdinger introduction to a new series whose characters bring to mind those of both Emily Brontë and L.M. Montgomery."
--Kirkus Reviews

"[An] amusing debut and series launch . . . The narrative carries unmistakable echoes of Stella Gibbons's Cold Comfort Farm."
--Publishers Weekly

"Marigold is a formidable young woman with plans to live life on her terms."
--Library Journal

"Anyone who is a fan of historical mysteries, especially those of Deanna Raybourn, will love this book. It's clever and mysterious, with just the right amount of both."
--Manhattan Book Review, 5-star review

"Hobbs succeeds at creating an intricate plot, rising suspense, a bleak setting, and brisk dialog . . . Marigold [is] a multifaceted "New Woman" with both spunk and self-doubts. I hope Marigold makes an appearance in future books."
--Historical Novel Society

"Charming . . . Marigold is a blooming heroine I can only hope to encounter again."
--Mystery Magazine

"I want Marigold Manners in my life! I need her wit and warmth, her pragmatic problem-solving skills, and her devoted and compassionate friendship. I loved meeting her in Elizabeth Hobbs' atmospheric, spine-tingling gothic mystery Misery Hates Company where danger--and opportunity--lie at every twist and turn."
--Sherry Thomas, USA Today bestselling author of the Lady Sherlock Mysteries

"Miss Marigold Manners is a joy, an inspiration and a dashing example of a New Woman, out to conquer the world and its limitations. She attacks injustice with positivity and grace and I cannot wait to see where she goes next!"
--Deb Marlowe, USA Today bestselling author of the Kier and Levett Mystery Series

About the Author

Elizabeth Hobbs is a New Englander born and bred who spent her childhood roaming the woods, making up stories about characters who live far more exciting lives than she. It wasn't always so--long before she ever set pen to paper, Elizabeth graduated from Hollins College with a BA in classics and art history and then earned her MA in nautical archaeology from Texas A&M University. While she loved the life of an underwater archaeologist, she has found her true calling writing historical mysteries full of wit, wickedness, and adventure. Elizabeth writes wherever she is and loves to travel from her home in Texas, where she lives with her husband, the Indispensable Mr. Hobbs, and her darling dogs, Ghillie and Brogue, in an empty nest of an old house filled to the brim with bicycles and books.