Description: Following a whirlwind engagement to Viscount 'Lyndy' Lyndhurst, Stella Kendrick is finding her footing within an elite social circle in picturesque rural England. Outrage erupts and accusations fly after Lord Fairbrother's pony wins best in breed for the seventh consecutive year. When Stella and Lyndy discover his body floating in the river the next morning, it appears one of Stella's trusted new acquaintances may be a calculating killer. In the presence of hardly-grieving Lady Philippa Fairbrother - once set to marry Lyndy - and Lyndy's endlessly critical mother, Stella faces the bitter reality that she may always be an outsider. -- adapted from jacket
Review Quotes: Praise for Murder at Blackwater Bend
"A spirited American heiress who's shocked the stuffy Edwardian aristocracy turns to detection once more...Oodles of charisma in a neat combination of mystery and romance."--Kirkus Reviews "McKenna manages to pull the many story lines together toward the satisfying conclusion."
--Publishers Weekly "Love will have its way and murder will out, but it's a harrowing and dangerous experience for the Kentucky heiress and her noble intended, with plenty of false clues and mysterious diversions."
--The New York Journal "The varied and richly portrayed characters make this story."
--Booklist "Entertaining."
--Historical Novel Society "Stella and Lyndy come from different backgrounds but together they're creating a life that combines the best of the old and new worlds. I look forward to their next adventure, hopefully after a splendiferous wedding."
--Criminal Element