Miss Morton and the Deadly Inheritance is the third outing for Miss Morton by Catherine Lloyd. Released 20th Aug 2024 by Kensington, it's 272 pages and is available in hardcover, audio, and ebook formats. Paperback due out in 3rd quarter 2025 from the same publisher. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout.
This is an engaging, light Regency historical cozy series featuring a heroine whose late father's mess continues to impact her circumstances. She's recently inherited from another relative (an aunt) and is disinclined to sort out her disgraced father's estate. She's dragged into (and implicated in) the mystery by the complicated related deaths of the legal folks involved. Skullduggery, envy, dishonesty, and murder all make appearances.
As the third book in the series, it follows on closely from developments in the earlier books. It is understandable as a standalone, but not ideal, and with the codicil that the characters' interrelationships have developed over time, so there will be spoilers if read out of order.
The mystery itself is well constructed, but thin, and readers really should bring a robust suspension of disbelief. All in all, however, it's a good light cozy in a decent series. With 3 books extant, it would make a good binge/buddy read, as well as a good choice for public library acquisition.
Three and a half stars.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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