A Deception at Thornecrest by Ashley Weaver

3 1/2 stars 
At this point in our present summer at home everyone can use a cozy mystery. Amory and her dashing husband Milo are expecting their first child and are staying at their country estate rather than London. It is not all tea parties and horse races when an unexpected half brother shows up , a jilted lover and more than one murder takes place in the village. Suspicion falls on many as Amory begins to sort things out. For the classic mystery lover this series provides interesting characters with just enough gossip, foul play and an escape to a more civilized time. Readers missing Downton Abbey will fall into this instantly.