A review by nigellicus
Invitation To A Funeral by Molly Brown

5.0

Clever, entertaining historical murder mystery featuring dramatist Aphra Behn as a likeable, put-upon heroine. With a new play in the offing and drastically low on funds, she has also been saddled with an appalling actress as the result of a bet between two Lords. A chance encounter with a beggar dredges up painful memories of the past, and two brothers who showed her a kindness. Shortly after, the two brothers are dead and she is in the unenviable position of paying for their funerals. Spies, lords, and street thieves all show a dangerous interest in the brothers' doings, and Aphra finds herself caught up in a conspiracy that could shake the throne and plunge the country into civil war.