🎭Virtual Book Tour & Book Review: A Staged Death: Lady Librarian Mysteries by Samantha Larsen

Welcome to my stop on the Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour for A Staged Death: Lady Librarian Mysteries by Samantha Larsen! Today we are featuring a review of the latest entry in this cozy historical mystery series. Stop by each blog on the tour for interviews, guest posts, spotlights, reviews, and more! There is also a giveaway for one audio code for A Staged Death. ENTER HERE!

A Staged Death: Lady Librarian Mysteries
Historical Cozy Mystery
4th in Series
Setting – 1787, Bath.
Publisher: Dreamscape First
Audible.com Release Date: March 31, 2026
Listening Length: 8 hours and 30 minutes
Author: Samantha Larsen
Narrator: Marni Penning
ASIN: B0GCGRPKHW

About the Book:

A cozy historical mystery set in the 18th century—perfect for Bridgerton fans!

1787, Bath. Mrs. Tiffany Lathrop has catalogued the entire library at Astwell Palace and is feeling rather dull when Mr. Thomas Montague invites her and her husband Samir to visit Bath. Thomas begs Tiffany to help reconcile his mother Catharine, the Marchioness of Harwood, on his engagement to the famous actress Miss Rosalyn Arden—a beautiful young woman with bright red curls and eyes of mismatched color.

Eager to see his beloved, Thomas stops at the Theatre Royal with Tiffany and they discover a dead body wearing a red wig in Rosalyn’s dressing room. The body is that of Miss Julia Shakespeare, Rosalyn’s understudy and the person who has been blackmailing members of the acting company. Not only are the actors behaving suspiciously, but so are Rosalyn’s newly reconciled relatives that cast her off nine years before when she jilted Sir Frederick Bingham, who then married her younger sister.

If all the world is a stage, then someone acting innocent must be the murderer. Can Tiffany solve the mystery before the final curtain?

My Review:

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: fans of historical mysteries should not miss out on this series! I’ve read all the books so far in this series and they are all so great. (Side note: these can be read as standalones, but trust we that you’ll love starting at the beginning with Tiffany)

I’m always happy to be back with Tiffany and her charming husband Samir. This time it was fun to travel with the couple to Bath and investigate alongside the pair. There are many twists and turns and I wasn’t sure how they were going to investigate – especially in a location that isn’t their home village.

While some of the characters’ thoughts might seem a little more modern, the historical setting is so accurate and vivid that readers feel immediately transported. Samantha’s stories do a lovely job of highlighting the diversity of life and the ups and downs of the time period. While I grabbed this one in print, they are all excellent on audio as well. Readers are in for a page–turning treat!

About the Author:

Samantha Hastings met her husband in a turkey sandwich line. They live in Salt Lake City, Utah, where she spends most of her time reading, having tea parties, and chauffeuring her four kids. She teaches World Literature at Brigham Young University. Her young adult fiction books are Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selections, and her historical romances are published around the world. She also writes murder mysteries under Samantha Larsen that Publisher’s Weekly called “wildly enjoyable.”

Author Links:

Purchase Links: Dreamscape – Amazon – B&N

TOUR PARTICIPANTS:

March 31 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW
March 31 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW
March 31 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
April 1 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT
April 1 – Sarah Can’t Stop Reading Books – REVIEW
April 2 – Salty Inspirations – AUTHOR GUEST POST
April 2 – Novels Alive – REVIEW
April 2 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
April 3 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT
April 3 – Ascroft, eh? – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
April 3 – Baroness Book Trove – SPOTLIGHT
April 4 – The Editing Pen – AUTHOR GUEST POST
April 4 – Guatemala Paula Loves to Read – SPOTLIGHT
April 4 – Carla Loves To Read – REVIEW
April 5 – Connie’s History Classroom – REVIEW
April 5 – Sarandipity’s – CHARACTER GUEST POST
April 6 – Hall Ways Blog – REVIEW
April 6 – deal sharing aunt – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

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