Books by Rosie Hunt
The Lady Felicity Quick Mysteries
If you love puzzling murders set in the charming English countryside of the 1920s, you will love the Lady Felicity Quick cozy mystery series by Rosie Hunt!
Follow journalist and amateur sleuth Lady Felicity Quick as she investigates murders in Devon villages, grand country houses, seaside towns, and exclusive boarding schools.
These atmospheric historical mysteries combine Golden Age detective fiction with compelling characters and clever plot twists.
Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Downton Abbey, Rhys Bowen, and classic British mysteries.
Read in order or as standalone novels — each book features a complete mystery.
Murder at Afternoon Tea
Book 0
(Prequel Novella — FREE for newsletter subscribers)
Genre: 1920s cozy mystery, historical fiction
Setting: Devon countryside, England, 1922
Mystery type: Country estate murder
An English country garden party turns deadly when Lady Felicity Quick stumbles upon her first murder investigation. This prequel novella introduces readers to the world of Lady Felicity Quick before the events of Murder on the Village Green.
Perfect introduction to the series. Available free when you join Rosie Hunt's mailing list.
Themes: Amateur sleuth, journalist protagonist, village mystery, 1920s England
Murder on the Village Green
Book 1
Genre: 1920s cozy mystery, historical mystery
Setting: Lower Diddleton village, Devon, England, 1922
Mystery type: Village murder
Lady Felicity Quick is determined to take her journalistic career to the next level, but writing society columns isn't cutting it. When a murder occurs in her local Devon village, Felicity sees her chance to prove herself as a serious crime reporter. But her ambitions are challenged when a dashing rival reporter arrives on the scene, threatening to scoop her story.
As suspicion falls on the close-knit village community, Felicity must use her journalistic skills to uncover secrets, question witnesses, and find the killer before they strike again.
Themes: Village mystery, amateur detective, 1920s social life, British countryside, female sleuth
Perfect for fans of: Agatha Christie's Miss Marple, village mysteries, cozy crime fiction
Murder at a Country House
Book 2
Genre: 1920s cozy mystery, country house mystery
Setting: Langton Manor, Devon, England, 1922
Mystery type: Country estate murder
A remote manor house. Thick fog. A killer among the guests.
When journalist Lady Felicity Quick arrives at Langton Manor for an interview, she finds herself trapped by fog with Lord Langton's eccentric relatives — and a fresh corpse. With the police unable to reach them and the killer still at large, Felicity must solve the murder before anyone else dies.
Classic country house mystery in the tradition of Agatha Christie, featuring closed-circle suspects, family secrets, and a race against time.
Themes: Country house mystery, aristocratic family drama, fog-bound estate, wartime secrets
Perfect for fans of: Downton Abbey, classic British country house mysteries, Golden Age detective fiction
Murder at the Tea Rooms
Book 3
Genre: 1920s cozy mystery, village mystery
Setting: Devon village tea rooms, England, 1921
Mystery type: Sabotage and murder mystery
On the eve of her first official assignment with the reporter she admires most, Lady Felicity Quick is called away by her grandmother to investigate sabotage at a friend's tea rooms. But Felicity finds more than spilt food dye and collapsed sponges — murder has occurred, and her grandmother's friend is the prime suspect.
Can Felicity unmask the real killer and still make it in time for her special assignment?
Themes: Village life, sabotage mystery, tea room setting, small-town secrets
Perfect for fans of: Cozy British mysteries, village life, mysteries with a touch of humour
Murder at the Ball
Book 4
Genre: 1920s cozy mystery, high society mystery
Setting: Grand estate ballroom, Devon, England, 1922
Mystery type: Murder at a social event
An elegant ball at a grand estate ends in tragedy.
Lady Felicity Quick attends a glittering ball promising champagne, waltzes, and wealthy guests. But when a body is discovered, the glamorous evening becomes a deadly puzzle. Felicity must navigate high society secrets and hidden motives to unmask the killer.
Themes: High society mystery, ballroom murder, 1920s glamour, class distinctions, Roaring Twenties
Perfect for fans of: Glittering 1920s settings, Downton Abbey, society mysteries
Murder on the Coast
Book 5
Genre: 1920s cozy mystery, seaside mystery
Setting: Ottermouth fishing village, Devon coast, England, 1922
Mystery type: Coastal village murder, smuggling mystery
Journalist Lady Felicity Quick travels to Ottermouth, a haven for artists and fishermen, to report on an art exhibition. When a corpse appears on the foreshore, the peaceful coastal community erupts in suspicion and accusation. Felicity must untangle a web of smuggling, fraud, and old grudges to find the truth.
Themes: Seaside mystery, artist community, fishing village, smuggling, coastal setting
Perfect for fans of: Coastal mysteries, art world intrigue, British seaside towns
Murder at a Boarding School
Book 6
Genre: 1920s cozy mystery, boarding school mystery
Setting: Exclusive girls' boarding school, Devon, England, 1922
Mystery type: Academic mystery, institutional secrets
Dark secrets lurk in the halls of an exclusive ladies' academy.
Lady Felicity Quick goes undercover at a prestigious finishing school to investigate wartime espionage. But when murder strikes within the school walls, Felicity must solve two mysteries at once: unmasking a Great War spy and catching a present-day killer.
Themes: Boarding school mystery, undercover investigation, wartime secrets
Perfect for fans of: Academic mysteries, spy fiction, historical espionage
Murder at a Flower Show
Book 7
Genre: 1920s cozy mystery, village mystery
Setting: Bickleford village, Devon, England, 1922
Mystery type: Rose show murder
And Felicity's own grandma as the prime suspect!
Themes: Flower show setting, grandmother in danger, village secrets, botanical mystery
Perfect for fans of: Amateur detectives like Miss Marple, historical whodunits, village mysteries
Murder by the Thames
Book 8
Genre: 1920s cozy mystery
Setting: London, River Thames, 1922
Mystery type: Jewel theft and murder
It's Lady Felicity's first case as a professional private detective, investigating thefts at a Bond Street jeweller. The case has brought her closer to former rival journalist, Mr Alexander Cooper.
But when a jaunt to the river takes a sinister turn, she's drawn into a deeper mystery involving London's high society — and a troubling connection to Alex's family.
Themes: London setting, jewel theft, organised crime, family matters
Murder in the Castle
Book 9
Genre: 1920s cozy mystery
Setting: Remote English castle, 1922
Mystery type: Family secrets murder
Before Felicity and Alex can make their courtship official, she must meet her eccentric Great-Aunt Winnifred, who lives in a foreboding castle surrounded by peculiar pets. The welcome is surprisingly warm — until death arrives with dessert!
Can Felicity investigate old grievances and calm tensions regarding an inheritance before she and Alex are framed?
Themes: Castle, family rift, eccentric relatives, inheritance squabble
Murder at the Winter Gala
Book 10
Genre: 1920s cozy mystery
Setting: Devon village, 1922
Mystery type: Snowy Christmas-themed murder
Felicity and Alex are juggling wedding plans when they rescue a charity ball for a struggling orphanage. But when a blizzard hits and the charity chairwoman turns up dead in the snow, can Felicity solve the murder and save the children's home in time for Christmas?
Themes: Winter setting, charity ball, snow, Christmas
Murder on the Motor Track
Book 11
Genre: 1920s cozy mystery
Setting: Tor Vale racing circuit, England, 1923
Mystery type: Sabotage and racing murder
With her wedding fast approaching, Felicity should be choosing flowers — not going undercover as a racing driver. But a bereaved brother's plea summons her to the notorious Tor Vale circuit, where former flying aces compete at breakneck speeds and someone is sabotaging brake cables.
Can Felicity unmask the killer before the championship race? Or will a wrong turn send her off the track — permanently?
Themes: Motor racing, wartime heroes, sabotage, undercover investigation, wedding countdown
Where to start?
New to the series? Start with Murder on the Village Green (Book 1) or get the FREE prequel novella Murder at Afternoon Tea.
Love country house mysteries? Try Murder at a Country House.
Prefer seaside settings? Start with Murder on the Coast.
Each book features a complete mystery and can be read as a standalone, but reading in order provides the best experience of character development and ongoing relationships.
Available formats
All Lady Felicity Quick mysteries are available in:
- Kindle ebook
- Paperback
Find them at Amazon.