Death At Gallows Green

Description for DEATH AT GALLOWS GREEN by Robin Paige:

A Body in McGregor's Garden

An American living abroad in Victoria's England, Kathryn Ardleigh spends her days penning pseudonymous "shilling shockers" for an eager, sensation-hungry populace. But now that she is sole mistress of Bishop's Keep, Kate has new friends--and real murders--to occupy her time.

The brutal demise of a local constable suspected of wrong-doing coupled with the mysterious disappearance of a child has fired Kate's already active imagination. Now, with the help of brilliant Sir Charles, an amateur scientist, and a shy, retiring young woman who calls herself Beatrix Potter, Kate intends to get to the bottom of this unpleasantness. But Gallows Green does not yield its sinister secrets easily. And a shadowy trail of deadly greed and criminal mischief is leading the intrepid band to certain peril in the highest and most unlikely of places.

This is #2 in Kathryn Ardleigh Mystery Series.