A collection of Clara Benson's first three Angela Marchmont mysteries is free right now at
Amazon US. These are Kindle Unlimited titles so I presume won't be elsewhere. The
fourth in series is on 99¢ sale as well.
These are self-published, but I've read the series, cozy detecting in 1920s Great Britain. They'd probably be a decent read for someone who likes Agatha Christie more for characters/atmosphere than for the mystery plot, or perhaps a Kerry Greenwood/Phyrne Fisher fan. For me, these aren't in the same league as either author, but the person who put me on to them is more of a fan than I am - tastes vary and all.
The first book is atypical of the series, in having a different viewpoint character, and from there things mostly settle onto Marchmont's viewpoint.
Book 1:
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On his return from South Africa, Charles Knox is invited to spend the weekend at the country home of Sir Neville Strickland, whose beautiful wife Rosamund was once Knox's fiancee. But in the dead of night Sir Neville is murdered. Who did it? As suspicion falls on each of the house guests in turn, Knox finds himself faced with deception and betrayal on all sides, and only the enigmatic Angela Marchmont seems to offer a solution to the mystery. This 1920s whodunit will delight all fans of traditional country house murder stories.
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