{"product_id":"mourning-lace-mandy-ludick-9798285863021","title":"Mourning Lace: An Arabella Grey Mystery","description":"\u003cb\u003eA seaside refuge. A string of ritualized deaths. A veil of black lace drawn across the past...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eVictorian sleuth \u003cb\u003eArabella Grey\u003c\/b\u003e travels to the once-grand resort of \u003cb\u003eGreystone-on-Sea\u003c\/b\u003e under the guise of rest. But when a widow is found dead on the shore, draped in antique mourning lace, Arabella quickly realizes the village harbors more than sea mist and seaside melancholy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore deaths follow-each eerily staged, each victim wrapped in veils that whisper of the past. The only link? A long-forgotten dressmaker's ledger and a mysterious widow's society that once offered comfort... and now offers judgment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Arabella peels back layers of grief, memory, and revenge, she must reckon with women who have learned to weaponize silence-and lace stitched with more than sorrow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA rich and atmospheric historical mystery exploring: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe performance and policing of female grief\u003cbr\u003eSecret mourning societies and forgotten rituals\u003cbr\u003eThe fine line between remembrance and revenge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFans of \u003cb\u003eDeanna Raybourn\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eTasha Alexander\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eSarah Waters\u003c\/b\u003e will be drawn to this haunting, emotionally layered tale of secrets by the sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Seven in the Arabella Grey Mysteries\u003c\/b\u003e, each of which can be read as a standalone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlso available in the series\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Violet Cross Affair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Deadly Dinner Party\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Haunting at Blackwood Grange\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Widow's Lantern\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Riddle of the Restless Bones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Silent Bell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mandy Ludick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798285863021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 74\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.15d","brand":"Mandy Ludick","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50920757625087,"sku":"9798285863021","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mourning-lace-mandy-ludick-9798285863021","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}