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The Penford Manor Murders
(2025)(The fourth book in the Miss Clara Vale Mystery series)
A novel by Fiona Veitch Smith
It's open season at Penford Manor! But someone has murder in their sights...
At Penford Manor, the guests are arriving to celebrate the start of the grouse-hunting season: lords and ladies, barons and baronesses, a Member of Parliament - and chemistry graduate turned detective, Miss Clara Vale, an old friend of the family. But Clara is no ordinary guest: she's secretly investigating a blackmail plot against Lady Penford herself.
Someone in the house is already up to no good, but when the body of a local trade unionist is found in the grounds, Clara's case gets even more complicated because a clue left by the body links it to the blackmail note.
Who has discovered Lady Penford's secret? Can Clara and her trusted assistant Bella work together to find the murderer? And what do the cornflowers which keep popping up everywhere mean?
Amidst the glittering dresses and sparkling conversation of society, Clara must find the truth - before the killer acts again!
The perfect Golden Age cosy mystery for fans of Helena Dixon, Agatha Christie and Verity Bright won't want to miss this!
Readers absolutely ADORE the Miss Clara Vale Mystery series!
'You know a book is good when you get up, realize you finished it last night and are really disappointed that you can't read it with your breakfast ... reminds me of the best golden age of mystery writers, especially Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers... Can't wait for the next one!' Reader review, 5 stars
'What an incredible read right from the start to the end ... [it] made me turn over the pages quickly to see what would happen next' Reader review, 5 stars
'What an absolute revelation! I loved it and was totally hooked from the very first word' Reader review, 5 stars
Genre: Cozy Mystery
At Penford Manor, the guests are arriving to celebrate the start of the grouse-hunting season: lords and ladies, barons and baronesses, a Member of Parliament - and chemistry graduate turned detective, Miss Clara Vale, an old friend of the family. But Clara is no ordinary guest: she's secretly investigating a blackmail plot against Lady Penford herself.
Someone in the house is already up to no good, but when the body of a local trade unionist is found in the grounds, Clara's case gets even more complicated because a clue left by the body links it to the blackmail note.
Who has discovered Lady Penford's secret? Can Clara and her trusted assistant Bella work together to find the murderer? And what do the cornflowers which keep popping up everywhere mean?
Amidst the glittering dresses and sparkling conversation of society, Clara must find the truth - before the killer acts again!
The perfect Golden Age cosy mystery for fans of Helena Dixon, Agatha Christie and Verity Bright won't want to miss this!
Readers absolutely ADORE the Miss Clara Vale Mystery series!
'You know a book is good when you get up, realize you finished it last night and are really disappointed that you can't read it with your breakfast ... reminds me of the best golden age of mystery writers, especially Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers... Can't wait for the next one!' Reader review, 5 stars
'What an incredible read right from the start to the end ... [it] made me turn over the pages quickly to see what would happen next' Reader review, 5 stars
'What an absolute revelation! I loved it and was totally hooked from the very first word' Reader review, 5 stars
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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