title: A Brush with Shadows (A Lady Darby Mystery)
author:  Anna Lee Huber 
description: <b>Praise for <i>A Brush with Shadows</i>:<br /></b><br />"A missing heir, an estranged family, and a possible poisoner add up to a pretty puzzle for two far-from-disinterested sleuths. Huber draws on the beauties and dangers of the mysterious moorlands to provide a fitting setting for a knotty mystery filled with envy, greed, and thwarted love.<i>Kirkus Reviews</i><br /><b><br />Praise for the Lady Darby Mysteries</b><br /> <b></b><br /> [A] history mystery in fine Victorian style! Anna Lee Hubers spirited debut mixes classic country house mystery with a liberal dash of historical romance.Julia Spencer-Fleming, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author <br /> <br /> RivetingHuber deftly weaves together an original premise, an enigmatic heroine, and a compelling Highland setting.Deanna Raybourn, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author<br /> <br /> [A] fascinating heroineA thoroughly enjoyable read!Victoria Thompson, national bestselling author<br /> <br /> Reads like a cross between a gothic novel and a mystery with a decidedly unusual heroine.<i>Kirkus Reviews</i><br /> <br /> "Set largely in Scotland in 1830, Huber's well-done sequel to 2012's The Anatomist's Wife includes all the ingredients of a romantic suspense novel, starting with a proud and independent heroine...Strong and lively characters as well as believable family dynamics, however, elevate this above stock genre fare."Publishers Weekly<br /> <i></i><br /> [A] clever heroine with a shocking past and a talent for detection.Carol K. Carr, national bestselling author<br /> <br /> [Huber] designs her heroine as a woman who straddles the line between eighteenth-century behavior and twenty-first-century independence.New York Journal of Books<br /> <br /> [A] must readOne of those rare books that will both shock and please readers.Fresh Fiction<br /> <br /> Fascinates with its compelling heroine who forges her own way in a society that frowns upon female independence. The crime itself is well planned and executed. The journey to uncover a killer takes many twists and leads to a surprising culprit.<i>RT Book Reviews</i><br /> <br /> One of the best historical mysteries that I have read this year.Cozy Mystery Book Reviews
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  # PRAISE FOR THE LADY DARBY MYSTERIES
  
  
  “[A] history mystery in fine Victorian style! Anna Lee Huber’s spirited debut
  mixes classic country house mystery with a liberal dash of historical
  romance.”
  
  
  — _New York Times_ bestselling author Julia Spencer-Fleming
  
  
  “Reads like a cross between a gothic novel and a mystery with a decidedly
  unusual heroine.”
  
  
  — _Kirkus Reviews_
  
  
  “Includes all the ingredients of a romantic suspense novel, starting with a
  proud and independent heroine . . . Strong and lively characters as well as
  believable family dynamics, however, elevate this above stock genre fare.”
  
  
  — _Publishers Weekly_
  
  
  “[A] clever heroine with a shocking past and a talent for detection.”
  
  
  —National bestselling author Carol K. Carr
  
  
  “[Huber] designs her heroine as a woman who straddles the line between
  eighteenth-century behavior and twenty-first-century independence.”
  
  
  —New York Journal of Books
  
  
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