British Manor Murder

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<div><div><b>Counts, countesses, and corpses highlight Lucy Stones trip across the pond in this mystery from the<i>New York Times</i>-bestselling author (<i>Kirkus Reviews</i>).</b><br> <br> Its a nippy spring in Tinkers Cove, Maine, and Lucy Stone cant wait to join her friend Sue in England for a hat exhibition. But at Moreton Manor, privileged life isnt always tea and crumpets.<br> <br> Though the earl and his sister are surprisingly accommodating to their jetlagged guests, Lucy feels uneasy after a fallen portrait sparks talk of a deadly family omen. The bad vibes come quicklysnobby Aunt Millicent and her handmaiden Harrison unexpectedly drop by for the exhibition, and meals with the family are consistently tense. But real trouble begins when a body, bludgeoned by the chapels gold-plated reliquary, is found in a hidden, sealed off room. Stranger still, the corpse is identified as Harrisons son, Cyril.<br> <br> While Cyril wasnt exactly a gentleman, and its unclear what business he had on the property, one things for surethe criminal is privy to Moreton Manor secrets. And Lucy has a hunch that the killers been in her company all along, waiting for a chance to make blue blood run red <br> <br> EngagingAnglophiles will find plenty to like in this delightful cozy.<i>Publishers Weekly</i><br> <br> Reading a new Leslie Meier mystery is like catching up with a dear old friend.Kate Carlisle, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author<br> </div></div>

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