A Blighter Is Bumped Off - The Duchess of Stortford Mysteries 4 - Helen Golden

Jul 31, 2026

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Victorian-style whodunnit centered on Alice, Duchess of Stortford, whose seemingly private moment is derailed by a pressured proposal and the unsettling calculations behind it. As social whispers and music-laced intrigue gather momentum, a body appears in the garden, and the investigation widens through family connections, secret shame, and conflicting theories. Layered with humour and sharp society observation, the narrative follows mounting clues toward an eventual confrontation.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

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Pages252

Reading Time6 h 28 min

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A BLIGHTER IS BUMPED OFF A VICTORIAN WHODUNNIT WITH A HINT OF HUMOUR THE DUCHESS OF STORTFORD MYSTERIES HELEN GOLDEN [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) CONTENTS Books By Helen Golden Books by Helen Golden Note from the Author 1. Afternoon, Saturday 7 May 1892 2. Two weeks earlier 3. 221B Baker Street 4. Unwanted attention 5. Gossip over tea… 6. A night of music and revelations… 7. Back to the present, moments after the failed proposal… 8. Perhaps not so temporarily after all… 9. A body in the garden… 10. No appetite for breakfast… 11. A sneak peek of the crime scene… 12. An impertinent assumption… 13. Aunt Cora’s warning… 14. A bit more digging… 15. The next day. Society whispers loudly… 16. Baxter calls 17. A duchess calls 18. Inappropriate breakfast talk… 19. Maud’s cousin’s intelligence… 20. An evening of music and intrigue… 21. Ben Beaumont suggests murderous intent… 22. Ben Beaumont supports his theory… 23. Baxter also has a theory… 24. Gus is considered 25. The duchess comes clean 26. The bloody stone… 27. Baxter—the sacriﬁcial lamb 28. Celestine Vale’s shameful secret 29. Irregular movements… 30. Gilbert Hatch and the housemaid 31. A most intriguing evening… 32. Miles’ methods revealed 33. Gus confesses 34. Gus reveals hidden depths… 35. The mysterious Mercher… 36. Maud’s cousins are everywhere… 37. A difﬁcult letter to compose… 38. Return to Baker Street 39. The confrontation 40. Contemplating… 41. AQuiet Conclusion 42. Gus calls 43. A question of choice… 44. As the Season draws to an end Characters In Order Of Appearance A Big ThankYou To… Also by Helen Golden Also by Helen Golden Also by Helen Golden Also by Helen Golden ARRCI ebooks for DOS Page 1 ARRCI ebooks for DOS Page 2 ARRCI ebooks for DOS Page 3 [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) BOOKS BY HELEN GOLDEN The Duchess of Stortford Mysteries An Heir is Misplaced (Novella) A Husband is Hushed Up A Dowager is Done In A Blighter is Bumped Off A Christmas Chap is Caught Out (Novella) [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) BOOKS BY HELEN GOLDEN A Right Royal Cozy Investigation Series A Toast To Trouble (Novella) Tick, Tock, Mystery Clock (Novelette) Spruced Up For Murder For Richer, For Deader Not Mushroom For Death An Early Death (Prequel) Deadly New Year (Novelette) A Dead Herring I Spy With My Little Die A Cocktail To Die For Dying To Bake A Death of Fresh Air I Kill Always Love You Murder Most Wilde Nobbled at Christmas (Novella) Lift and Let Die [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) This is a work of ﬁction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination, or she has used them ﬁctitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. Copyright © 2026 by Helen Golden. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photography, recording or any information storage or retrieval system or used in any manner without written permission of the copyright owner except for the use of quotations in a book review. The moral right of the author has been asserted. ISBN (E) 978-1-918308-08-2 Edited by Marina Grout at Writing Evolution Published by Drew Bradley Press Cover design by Helen Drew-Bradley First edition June 2026 [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR I am a British author and this book has been written using British English. So if you are from somewhere other than the UK, you may ﬁnd some words spelt differently to how you would spell them. Inmost cases this is British English, not a spelling mistake. We also have different punctuation rules in the UK. However if you ﬁnd anyother errors I would be grateful if you would please contact me [helen@helengoldenauthor.co.uk](helen@helen

FAQs

Who is the main character in A Blighter Is Bumped Off?

The story follows Alice, Duchess of Stortford, as she faces a proposal and the escalating danger around her.

What sets the mystery in motion?

A strained conversation about a potential match develops into broader intrigue, leading to escalating clues and ultimately a death.

Does the book stay focused on detection, or does society play a role?

Society heavily influences events through gossip, high-class references, and social manoeuvring, all of which drive misunderstandings and leads.

Jul 31, 2026

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