Jessica Fellowes

Lose yourself in the gripping first novel in a new series of Golden Age murder mysteries set amid the lives of the glamorous Mitford sisters. It's 1920, and Louisa Cannon dreams of escaping her life of poverty in London, and most of all her oppressive and dangerous uncle. Louisa's salvation is a position within the Mitford household at Asthall Manor, in the Oxfordshire countryside. There she will become nurserymaid, chaperone and confidante to the Mitford sisters, especially sixteen-year-old Nancy - an acerbic, bright young woman in love with stories. But then a nurse - Florence Nightingale Shore, goddaughter of her famous namesake - is killed on a train in broad daylight, and Louisa and Nancy find themselves entangled in the crimes of a murderer who will do anything to hide their secret . . . Based on a real unsolved crime and written by Jessica Fellowes, author of the number one-bestselling Downton Abbey books, The Mitford Murders is the perfect new obsession for fans of Daisy Goodwin, Jessie Burton and Agatha Christie.

The Mitford Murders

The Best Friend

Bright Young Dead

Downton Abbey has captured the imagination of the nation. Written by Oscar-winning writer Julian Fellowes the show has become the benchmark for quality drama, and a commentary on all things British.

The World of Downton Abbey

In the third book in the Mitford Murders series, lady's maid Louisa Cannon accompanies Diana Mitford into a turbulent late 1920s Europe. The year is 1928, and after the death of a maid at a glamorous society party, fortune heir Bryan Guinness seizes life and proposes to eighteen-year-old Diana, most beautiful of the six Mitford sisters. The maid's death is ruled an accident, and the newlyweds put it behind them to begin a whirlwind life zipping between London's Mayfair, chic Paris and hedonistic Berlin. Accompanying Diana as her lady's maid is Louisa Cannon, as well as a coterie of friends, family and hangers on, from Nancy Mitford to Evelyn Waugh. When a second victim is found in Paris in 1931, Louisa begins to see links with the death of the maid two years previously. Now she must convince the Mitford sisters that a murderer could be within their midst . . . all while shadows darken across Europe, and within the heart of Diana Mitford herself.

A Mitford Murders Mystery

The Mitford Scandal

A mystery with the fascinating Mitford sisters at its heart, Jessica Fellowes's The Mitford Vanishing is the fifth installment in the Mitford Murders series, inspired by a real-life murder in a story full of intrigue... “Downton Abbey meets Agatha Christie in this witty and twisty mystery.” —In Touch Weekly on The Mitford Murders 1937. War with Germany is dawning, and a civil war already rages in Spain. Split across political lines, the six Mitford sisters are more divided than ever. Meanwhile their former maid Louisa Cannon is now a private detective, working with her policeman husband Guy Sullivan. Louisa and Guy are surprised when a call comes in from novelist Nancy Mitford requesting that they look into the disappearance of her Communist sister Jessica in Spain. But one case leads to another as they are also asked to investigate the mysterious vanishing of a soldier. As the two cases come together, Louisa and Guy discover that every marriage has its secrets—but some are more deadly than others. Suddenly home feels a long way away...

The Mitford Vanishing

JESSICA FELLOWES is the "New York Times" and "Globe and Mail" bestselling author of "A Year in the Life of Downton Abbey," "The Chronicles of Downton Abbey, "and "The World of Downton Abbey." She is" "a journalist and the former Deputy Editor of "Country Life, " and the niece of Julian Fellowes.

The Wit and Wisdom of Downton Abbey

An official companion to the hit series shares insights into daily and seasonal life for upstairs and downstairs residents at the early twentieth-century estate, incorporating exclusive photos from the show's fifth season.

Seasonal Celebrations, Traditions, and Recipes

A Year in the Life of Downton Abbey

De Mitford-moorden

Il 12 gennaio 1920 linfermiera Florence Nightingale Shore arriva a Victoria Station nel primo pomeriggio, in taxi, un lusso che ritiene di meritare a un passo dalla pensione e dopo una vita di sacrifici. Il mezzo di trasporto si intona, infatti, alla sua pelliccia nuova, regalo che si è concessa per il compleanno e che ha indossato per la prima volta solo il giorno precedente. Dopo aver acquistato un biglietto di terza classe per Warrior Square, Florence Nightingale Shore si accomoda nellultimo vagone, dove attende che il treno si metta in movimento. Poco prima della partenza nel suo scompartimento entra un uomo con un completo di tweed marrone chiaro e un cappello. È lultima volta che qualcuno la vedrà viva. Il giorno stesso, sulla medesima tratta, la diciottenne Louisa Cannon salta giù da un treno in corsa per sfuggire allopprimente e pericoloso zio, che vorrebbe sanare i propri debiti «offrendo» la nipote a uomini di dubbia reputazione. A soccorrerla è un agente della polizia ferroviaria, Guy Sullivan, un ragazzo alto e allampanato, gli incisivi distanti e gli occhiali spessi e tondi che gli scivolavano sempre sul naso. Affascinato dalla determinazione della giovane, Guy si offre di aiutarla a raggiungere Asthall Manor, nella campagna dellOxfordshire, dove la ragazza deve sostenere un colloquio di lavoro come cameriera addetta alla nursery presso la prestigiosa famiglia Mitford. Louisa riesce a farsi assumere, divenendo istitutrice, chaperon e confidente delle sei sorelle Mitford, specialmente della sedicenne Nancy, una giovane donna intelligente e curiosa con un talento particolare per le storie, talento che le permetterà poi di essere una delle più sofisticate e brillanti scrittrici britanniche del Novecento. Sarà proprio la curiosità di Nancy a spingerla a indagare, con laiuto di Guy, sul caso che sta facendo discutere tutta Londra: quello dellinfermiera assalita brutalmente sulla linea ferroviaria di Brighton. Basato sul vero omicidio, rimasto irrisolto, di Florence Nightingale Shore, questo è il primo romanzo di una serie di avvincenti gialli ambientati nellInghilterra degli anni Venti e Trenta, con protagoniste le sei «leggendarie» sorelle Mitford. Sei celeberrime sorelle - figlie del barone Redesdale, David Freeman-Mitford, - il glamour, il gossip che le circonda in unavvincente serie di gialli. «Il fascino duraturo delle sorelle Mitford non muore mai». Vanity Fair «Un assassinio vero, una famiglia vera, e una serie di crime nuova di zecca, per una lettura affascinante e molto divertente». Julian Fellowes

Primo romanzo della serie I delitti di Mitford

L'assassinio di Florence Nightingale Shore

Die Schwestern von Mitford Manor - Unter Verdacht

Downton Abbey kohtaa Agatha Christien! Vanhan ajan murhatarina henkii perienglantilaista charmia. Köyhä lontoolaistyttö Louisa Cannon pakenee julmaa setäänsä ja päätyy lastenhoitajaksi Mitfordin perheen maalaiskartanoon. Hänestä tulee 16-vuotiaan Nancy Mitfordin uskottu ja ystävä, ja yhdessä he myös joutuvat keskelle salaperäisen junamurhan tutkintaa. Mitä tapahtui Florence Nightingalen kummityttärelle? Mitfordin aatelisperhe - etenkin sen kuusi kaunista tytärtä - oli tosielämässä monien kohujen ja skandaalien keskiössä 1900-luvun alkupuolella. Romaani aloittaa sarjan, joka perustuu tosielämän murhiin ja historiallisiin henkilöihin.

Mitfordin murhat

"The official companion to all six seasons"--Jacket.

The Official Companion to All Six Seasons

Downton Abbey - A Celebration

THE MITFORDS AT WAR It's 1941, and the Mitford household is splintered by the vicissitudes of war. To bring the clan together - maybe for one last time - Deborah invites them to Chatsworth for Christmas, along with a selection of society's most impressive and glamorous guests, as well as old family friend Louisa Cannon, a private detective. One night, a psychic arrives, and to liven things up Deborah agrees she may host a séance. But entertainment turns to dark mystery as the psychic reveals that a maid was murdered in this very same house - and she can prove it. Louisa steps forward to try to solve the cold case. But with a house full of people who want nothing more than to bury their secrets, will she be able to unmask the murderer? And how deep does the truth lie? PRAISE FOR THE MITFORD MURDERS SERIES 'A glittering, entertaining, perfectly formed whodunnit' Adele Parks 'Exactly the sort of book you might enjoy with the fire blazing, the snow falling etc. The solution is neat and the writing always enjoyable' Anthony Horowitz 'A lively, well-written, entertaining whodunnit' The Times

Deborah Mitford and the Chatsworth mystery

The Mitford Secret

"True and glorious indulgence. A dazzling example of a golden age mystery." —Daisy Goodwin, author of Victoria and The American Heiress on The Mitford Murders Set amid the legendary Mitford household, Bright Young Dead is the second in the thrilling, Golden Age-style Mitford Murders series by Jessica Fellowes, author of the New York Times bestselling Downton Abbey books. Meet the Bright Young Things, the rabble-rousing hedonists of the 1920s whose treasure hunts were a media obsession. One such game takes place at the 18th birthday party of Pamela Mitford, but ends in tragedy as cruel, charismatic Adrian Curtis is pushed to his death from the church neighbouring the Mitford home. The police quickly identify the killer as a maid, Dulcie. But Louisa Cannon, chaperone to the Mitford girls and a former criminal herself, believes Dulcie to be innocent, and sets out to clear the girl's name . . . all while the real killer may only be steps away.

Seis hermanas. Toda una vida de misterio. Una familia incomparable. Segunda entrega de Los crímenes de Mitford, la serie con la que su autora Jessica Fellowes, la creadora de Downton Abbey ha conquistado a prensa y lectores del mundo entero.

Un cadáver con clase (Los crímenes de Mitford. Libro 2)

Por la autora best seller internacional y creadora de Downton Abbey Jessica Fellowes, llega una nueva serie de novelas de misterio con crímenes sin resolver.

Los crímenes de Mitford

Matthew Sturgis

An official behind-the-scenes reference for the series' third season provides individual character profiles and the inspirations behind them while placing key storylines in a historical context.

A New Era

The Chronicles of Downton Abbey

Nick Briggs

Giles Keyte

Joss Barratt

It is 1920 and Downton Abbey is on the brink of a post-war world. New elements and intrigues thrive as the old social binds weaken. 'The Chronicles of Downton Abbey', carefully pieced together at the heart and hearth of the ancestral home of the Granthams, is a collection of every important member of the Downton estate.

"The World of Downton Abbey" is a lavish look at the real world--both the secret history and the behind-the-scenes drama--of the spellbinding Masterpiece TV series, "Downtown Abbey."

Jessica Fellowes

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