Elizabeth Bailey has 6 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 1 narrator, with an average listener rating of 4.7★ across 10 ratings. The most-rated is The Gilded Shroud.
The Gilded Shroud
Summary
When a murder is committed, a lady's companion finds herself in the role of amateur sleuth... 1789, London: When Emily Fanshawe, Marchioness of Polbrook, is found strangled in her bedchamber, suspicion immediately falls on those residing in the grand house in Hanover Square. Emily's husband - Randal Fanshawe, Lord Polbrook - fled in the night and is chief suspect - much to the dismay of his family. Ottilia Draycott is brought in as the new lady's companion to Sybilla, Dowager Marchioness, and soon finds herself assisting younger son Lord Francis Fanshawe in his investigations. Can Ottilia help clear the family name? Does the killer still reside in the house? Or could there be more to the mystery than meets the eye?
©2011 Elizabeth Bailey (P)2019 Tantor
The Deathly Portent
Summary
When a young woman predicts a murder, she finds herself the center of a witch hunt.... 1790, England: When Lord Francis and Lady Ottilia Fanshawe's coach breaks down, they find themselves stranded in the village of Witherley. But Ottilia, the intrepid "Lady Fan," finds her curiosity piqued when she hears of a local murder. A young woman predicted the gruesome death of the village blacksmith. And he was killed exactly as described.... Is the young woman predicting the future? Are the villagers right to call her a witch? Or is there an even more sinister explanation?
©2012 Elizabeth Bailey (P)2019 Tantor
The Fateful Marriage
Summary
Wherever Lady Fan goes, murder follows.... 1791, England Lady Ottilia and Lord Francis Fanshawe are holidaying in Tunbridge Wells when they stumble across the scene of a horrific accident. While visiting the High Rocks, a local tourist spot, a young woman falls to her death from the top of the climb. It soon becomes clear that the woman is linked to the infamous Dowager Viscountess Lady Wem - an indomitable matriarch visiting Tunbridge with her extended family. The young woman was at the center of a scandal - Lady Wem's grandson, Daniel, eloped with her three years prior. As Lady Fan is introduced to the family her suspicions are aroused. Was the fall a devastating mishap? Or could the woman have been pushed? Lady Fan must unravel dark family secrets in her quest for the truth....
©2020 Elizabeth Bailey (P)2021 Tantor
The Mortal Blow
Summary
Lady Fan is back to full health but can she solve the trickiest case yet...? 1792, England Lord Francis and Lady Ottilia Fanshawe are on their way home when their coach comes to a sudden stop. A woman is standing in the middle of the road - covered in blood. The woman refuses to speak but on further investigation they find the body of a man hidden in the woods. Ottilia insists on bringing the woman home to find out what occurred. But the more she finds out the more complicated the case becomes.... Who was the man in the woods? Did the blood-covered woman murder him? Or did someone else strike The Mortal Blow...?
©2019 Elizabeth Bailey (P)2021 Tantor
The Opium Purge
Summary
A dark shadow has been brought from the West Indies to an English estate.... England, 1790. Lord Francis and Lady Ottilia Fanshawe are preparing for the birth of their first child. But Lady Fan won't let a little thing like pregnancy get in the way of solving a local mystery. Their neighbor - Sir Joslin Cadel, who recently returned from a sugar plantation in Barbados - has collapsed and died on his doorstep. And his young ward, Tamasine Roy, claims to have murdered him. With Tamasine clearly suffering from some kind of mental disorder and the rest of Cadel's household acting suspiciously, it is clear all is not as it seems. Why did Sir Joslin suddenly return to England? What happened to Tamasine's parents? Could this seemingly angelic young woman really be a murderess?
©2018 Elizabeth Bailey (P)2020 Tantor
The Candlelit Coffin
Summary
Murder lurks behind the scenes.... England, 1791. Lord Francis and Lady Ottilia Fanshawe have suffered a devastating blow. With Ottilia sunk deep into a depression, Francis is desperate to get his beloved wife back. So when he hears about a murder at the seaside town of Weymouth, an idea starts to form.... A young girl's body has been discovered, laid out in an open coffin, surrounded by candles. The staged scene, and the fact that the victim was a member of a theatrical troupe, suggests one of her colleagues is the killer. Knowing Ottilia's sharp intuition and penchant for solving mysteries, Francis brings her to the murder site. Can the case spark Ottilia's interest? Will the intrepid "Lady Fan" once more make an appearance? And can she solve the mystery of the Candlelit Coffin?
©2018 Elizabeth Bailey (P)2021 Tantor