Murder in the Margins
(2025)(The fifth book in the Lucy Blackstone Mystery series)
A Story by Maisy Marple and Wendy Winchester
History has secrets worth killing for...
When beloved local historian Clara Beth Jennings is found dead at the Brentwood Falls Annual Book Fair, town librarian Lucy Blackstone is devastated. Clara Beth's mysterious final words—"The footnotes hold the truth"—seem like the meaningless ramblings of a dying woman. But Lucy knows better.
As she digs into Clara Beth's historical research, Lucy discovers something shocking: someone has been systematically altering Brentwood Falls' historical records. What started as missing library books and altered footnotes leads to a trail of deception stretching back over a century—to a suspicious death and a land dispute that made one family's fortune while destroying another's future.
With the powerful Barlow family trying to suppress Clara Beth's discoveries and the mayor insisting some things are "best left buried," Lucy finds herself in a race against time. The killer is still at large, and Lucy's persistent questions have made her their next target.
Armed with her librarian's eye for detail and her unwavering commitment to the truth, Lucy must decode Clara Beth's cryptic message before the killer rewrites history again—with Lucy's demise as the final chapter.
Genre: Mystery
When beloved local historian Clara Beth Jennings is found dead at the Brentwood Falls Annual Book Fair, town librarian Lucy Blackstone is devastated. Clara Beth's mysterious final words—"The footnotes hold the truth"—seem like the meaningless ramblings of a dying woman. But Lucy knows better.
As she digs into Clara Beth's historical research, Lucy discovers something shocking: someone has been systematically altering Brentwood Falls' historical records. What started as missing library books and altered footnotes leads to a trail of deception stretching back over a century—to a suspicious death and a land dispute that made one family's fortune while destroying another's future.
With the powerful Barlow family trying to suppress Clara Beth's discoveries and the mayor insisting some things are "best left buried," Lucy finds herself in a race against time. The killer is still at large, and Lucy's persistent questions have made her their next target.
Armed with her librarian's eye for detail and her unwavering commitment to the truth, Lucy must decode Clara Beth's cryptic message before the killer rewrites history again—with Lucy's demise as the final chapter.
Genre: Mystery
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