Beggar's Pardon; Sins of the Father; Gandhi's Sorrow

Box Set containing: Beggar's Pardon Sins of the Father Gandhi's Sorrows Beggar's Pardon is the first novel length Lady Marmalade Mystery. Lady Marmalade is traveling up to Puddle's End to visit an old school friend, Florence Hudnall. She's heading up to share her famous marmalade recipe with her and to enjoy some much relaxed time. While in Puddle's End, Lady Marmalade and Florence are invited to one of Florence's friend's home for dinner. Ginnie Forsyth is a sweet and caring woman, with a big heart and kind spirit. So it comes as a terrible shock when Ginnie is found murdered in her greenhouse the very next day. And to make matters worse, just as Lady Marmalade is about to solve Ginnie's murder, her philandering cad of a husband Jack is found dead late at night at the Liverpool docks. Could the two murders be related? Join Lady Marmalade as she tries to solve both murders while battling the arrogant incompetence of the local constabulary, while trying to unravel the mess of the Forsyth's lives. From stolen gold, opium dens and dark secrets, comes a tale of astonishing intrigue the likes of which Lady Marmalade has never before encountered. Lady Marmalade is invited to a lecture that Mahatma Gandhi is giving at Abbot House where all proceeds are going to the children's orphanage located there. What she ins't expecting is to be the witness to a murder of one of Gandhi's closest allies. The problem is, she didn't exactly see who did it, but she's determined to corral the murderer and to see justice served. This murder could turn into a blight upon the already strained relations between Britain and India while the Round Table Conference continues. To make matters worse, the list of suspects is long, and just as she starts to narrow in on the culprit another murder takes place that appears to be related. Could there be more than one sinister criminal now at large? It's 1942 and the war still rages on. Lady Marmalade is staying in London against the advice of her son and her butler. It's to dangerous with Germany's ongoing air raids, but she won't have it any other way. And that's a good thing to, for a neighbor, Ms. Margaret Hollingsberry needs Lady Marmalade's help. She's been getting these awfully upsetting letters that promise vengeance for the sins of the father. But time is running out. Lady Marmalade has less than a week to discover the true identity of the letter writer and to save Ms. Hollingsberry's life. But to do so, she'll have to uncover some dark secrets about Ms. Hollingsberry's upbringing and those closest to her.