A Crime Well Versed (Secrets of the Castleton Manor Library Book 7)
By Marlene Chase
Emily Dickinson’s could-be descendant meets a tragic end at Castleton Manor, and Faith Newberry is determined to figure out why.
During a poetry retreat at Castleton Manor, librarian Faith Newberry’s patience is tested by Emilie Smythe, an ill-mannered lecturer with an uncanny resemblance to Emily Dickinson who claims to be the famous poet’s great-great-granddaughter. Faith is stunned when Emilie gives her a Victorian beaded bag containing the papers and instructs her to determine their authenticity. But the next morning tragedy strikes when Faith and her friends discover Emilie’s body washed up on a desolate beach.
It was widely known that Emilie was wealthy and eccentric and possibly even mad. Did she take her own life on the deserted beach, or was she murdered? As Faith and her friends in the Candle House Book Club seek answers, a string of break-ins occurs around town, indicating someone is searching for Emilie’s letters and documents. Can Faith and her friends — including her protective feline companion, Watson — finally close the book on this mystery?
This clever whodunit from Annie’s Secrets of the Castleton Manor Library series is a must-read for fans of cozy mysteries, reading, pets, and female friendships.
Emily Dickinson’s could-be descendant meets a tragic end at Castleton Manor, and Faith Newberry is determined to figure out why.
During a poetry retreat at Castleton Manor, librarian Faith Newberry’s patience is tested by Emilie Smythe, an ill-mannered lecturer with an uncanny resemblance to Emily Dickinson who claims to be the famous poet’s great-great-granddaughter. Faith is stunned when Emilie gives her a Victorian beaded bag containing the papers and instructs her to determine their authenticity. But the next morning tragedy strikes when Faith and her friends discover Emilie’s body washed up on a desolate beach.
It was widely known that Emilie was wealthy and eccentric and possibly even mad. Did she take her own life on the deserted beach, or was she murdered? As Faith and her friends in the Candle House Book Club seek answers, a string of break-ins occurs around town, indicating someone is searching for Emilie’s letters and documents. Can Faith and her friends — including her protective feline companion, Watson — finally close the book on this mystery?
This clever whodunit from Annie’s Secrets of the Castleton Manor Library series is a must-read for fans of cozy mysteries, reading, pets, and female friendships.