A Place of Confinement: The Investigations of Miss Dido Kent

Library JournalIn 1807, being an unmarried woman dependent upon the goodwill of her brothers can mean that when she is selected as a lady's companion by a cantankerous, wealthy aunt, she has no choice in the matter. Arriving at Charcombe Manor to visit her aunt's family, Dido struggles with the unpleasant feelings her servitude and further loss of status in society have bestowed upon her. Only when Dido is invited to investigate the whereabouts of missing fellow houseguest Miss Verney does her zest return, even with the complication of Tom Lomax as the missing young lady's suitor. When Tom is accused of murdering a man, Dido must exonerate Tom in order to keep the family name, and his father, respectable. A clever, crafty lady with unending determination to do what is right, Dido Kent deserves a spot alongside Sherlock Holmes and Miss Marple in the great sleuth pantheon.