I received an advance review copy for free thanks to NetGalley and Boldwood Books and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Blurb
When an American stranger turns up claiming to be the rightful owner of the school's magnificent country estate it could spell trouble for everyone at St Bride's . . .
No one can believe it when the headmistress, Hairnet, instantly accepts the stranger's claim, not:
- the put-upon Bursar, ousted from his cosy estate cottage by the stranger
- the enigmatic Max Security, raring to engage in a spot of espionage
- the sensible Judith Gosling, who knows more about Lord Bunting than she's letting on
- the irrepressible Gemma Lamb, determined to keep the school open
Only fickle maths teacher Oriana Bliss isn't suspicious of the stranger, after all she can just marry him and secure St Bride's future forever. That's if inventive pranks by the girls - and the school cat - don't drive him away first.
Who will nab the stranger first? Oriana with the parson's noose? Gemma with sinister secrets? Or could this be the end of St Bride's?
My Opinion
This has previously been released as Stranger at St Bride's.
This is a nice, quick cosy mystery surrounding the potential claim to the St Bride's estate. I enjoyed the first book in this series, but with this book you can see that Debbie Young has grown as a writer - the mystery is so much stronger. This is a lovely sequel and a very enjoyable read.
Rating 4/5
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