A Woman of Consequence: The Investigations of Miss Dido Kent, Dean Anna

If Jane Austen had written Miss Marple, she would have been Dido Kent, the inquisitive spinster.--Kirkus (starred review)

A Woman of Consequence, the third installment in Anna Deans charming mystery series, opens with a visit to the ruins of an Abbey where Penelope Lambe, suffers a bad fall from the ancient stone steps. Before she slips into unconsciousness, Penelope manages to say, I saw her--It was her. Soon people are certain that she saw the Grey Nun, a ghost reputed to walk the abbeys ruins. Miss Dido Kent, however, does not approve of ghosts. Disregarding everyone elses assumptions, and endeavoring to take her mind off the troubles of her family, Dido turns her energy toward solving the mystery. But events start to seem more sinister when a human skeleton is found at the abbey. Is Miss Lambes accident connected to this discovery? Everyone is relying on Dido to find out. A captivating continuation of the Dido Kent series: rich in suspense, historical detail, and most of all, characters.