When it comes to unsolved crimes and unmatched hearts, Miss Roxanne Sydney is on the case! When Miss Sydney's late father leaves her with a debt ridden estate and three younger sisters to marry off, the unsinkable Roxanne decides to keep her family afloat by taking in boarders. But opening her home to strangers becomes a dangerous enterprise indeed when Roxanne finds herself embroiled in the current Brighton mystery: Someone is stealing valuable painting from the wealthy country estates.... Should she suspect her handsome new boarder, Robert Lymond, whose rakish, devil-may-care demeanor is decidedly suspicious? Or perhaps her dashing, golden-haired neighbor, Justin Denver, whose charming smile could harbor dark secrets? Or is there another scoundrel in their midst, one who had heard of a hidden treasure at the Sydney estate?

Happy to marry off the first of her three sisters, the redoubtable Miss Roxanne Sydney journeys to London...where she learns that an ancient scroll recently left to her by her deceased father is of inestimable value. But upon Roxanne's return to Brighton—with a host of wedding revelers in tow—the treasured document vanishes. Then one of her guests is found with a stiletto stab to the heart. Now Roxanne must turn a discerning eye to every newcomer at the Sydney estate—including George Gage, a handsome scoundrel who seems determined to woo and win her. Or could the culprit be one of the eligible gentlemen courting her sisters? With the help of her dashing boarder, Robert Lymond, Roxanne must cut through a maze of mystery and mayhem as she tries to unravel the puzzle and unmask a murderer who strews his path with poetry—and broken hearts.

WHEN IT COMES TO UNSOLVED CRIMES AND UNMATCHED HEARTS, MISS ROXANNE SYDNEY IS ON THE CASE! What begins as a trip to London to attend a wedding soon develops into a dangerous mystery for Miss Roxanne Sydney. Short of funds, she'd planned to give the bridal couple two exotic cat statues-artifacts from her father's Egyptian travels-which had been serving as regal doorstops. Yet only when one of the mysterious felines is stolen does Roxanne discover their true value. Upon her return to the Sydney estate in Brighton, an attempt is made to steal the other statuette. Determined to unravel the puzzle-which has already resulted in one unexpected death-Roxanne joins her dashing boarder Robert Lymond in a hunt for the cat-napping culprit. For when it comes to unmasking a thief and a murderer, Roxanne knows there is more than one way to skin a cat...

With her three sisters finally wed, Miss Roxanne Sydney is free to pursue her favorite pastime: a mystery! Accompanied by Miss Flora Rowe, her poor but proper traveling companion, Roxanne is off to uncover the grandest of all mysteries, the land of Egypt. No sooner does she arrive than she meets wealthy, charming Lord Brydges, who invites her on an excursion up the Nile to search for ancient artifacts. But what Roxanne discovers is... Robert Lymond! Once, she rented rooms to the dashing gentleman - and very nearly surrendered to his charm. Now he's on the track of some precious lost papyri, and shocked at the sight of Roxanne in Lord Brydges' arms. Should he woo her, too? Or save her? For something decidedly odd is going on between the pyramids and the burning sands. And a missing mirror will soon turn the desert into perilous territory for a genteel detective in distress... and in danger of losing her heart!