Workaholic city journalist Ruby O'Donovan has her weekend in the countryside all mapped out: 1. Arrange her dream wedding. 2. Drink tea. 3. Eat cake. Lots of cake.

But when she stumbles over a dead body, all her best-laid plans turn to crumbs.

Before she even has time to try the scones, Ruby finds herself stranded in an English country house in the middle of a murder investigation. Someone at Pangbourne Hall has a deadly grudge. They’ll do anything to stay hidden, and the police can’t seem to keep up.

To make matters worse, the murder isn’t the only mystery in Ruby's life. For some reason, her fiancé has started acting strangely, her boss is furious, and her bank account is suddenly empty. What on earth is going on?

With her personal life in tatters and a killer on the loose, can Ruby solve the puzzle before her tea goes cold for good?

Murder Most English is the first book in the Ruby O'Donovan Mysteries series. It's a FULL-LENGTH mystery written in British English, with British spellings and no profanity.

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Author's note: This book was originally published under the author name Lilac Brooks. It's the same book, so if you read it then, you can skip straight to the second book in the series: Murder Most Sweet.

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