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By Julie Hyzy

From the writer of the profitable White condominium Chef mysteries.

Everyone wishes a bit of millionaire Bennett Marshfield, proprietor of Marshfield Manor, yet now it's as much as a brand new curator Grace Wheaton and good-looking groundskeeper Jack Embers to guard expensive previous Marshfield. yet to do that, they'll need to examine a botched Ponzi scheme, a few torrid Wheaton kin secrets-and bitter grapes out for revenge.

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Meanwhile, retain the traces as transparent as attainable. ” “You bought it. ” He clicked off, leaving me extra anxious. was once there one other protection breach? I blew out a breath and moved quickly the remainder of the best way, yet as I cleared the ultimate touchdown, i ended for a second to gaze out the window. groups of backyard pros dotted the south garden, busy trimming, slicing, weeding, and planting less than the tender sunlight. although a gauzy mist hung overhead, the day had cleared up well. open air the mansion unexpectedly appeared the most secure position to be. I made my manner down the expansive hall, with basically the ticking clocks to maintain me corporation as my footwear tap-tapped alongside the tile. This zone used to be frequently full of chuffed, chatty travelers at the present of day, and the house felt empty with out their strength. As I entered the silent Birdcage room, I paused a second. Yesterday’s fracas with Percy have been the start of Marshfield Manor’s worst day. I replayed scenes in my brain and discovered how perfectly we were organize. And but . . . the truth that an outsider had made it into the home in the course of the melee would not have stunned me. Our protection protocols have been superseded, and our strength principally untrained. adjustments have been within the works, yet they hadn’t come quickly adequate for Abe. yet who might have anticipated violence in such an idyllic position? i used to be as in charge because the subsequent man of by no means waiting for a tremendous crime to occur the following. My footsteps beat a lonely speed around the Birdcage’s marble flooring as I made my approach to the again backyard go out. there has been a kick back within the room that had not anything to do with the temperature and that i was once satisfied to push the tall glass door open and step into the hazy sunshine. instantly open air the Birdcage was once a huge tile patio, with umbrella-topped tables supplied for travelers to take a seat whereas they waited to be seated interior or simply take pleasure in a view of the grounds. To the west, our resort was once simply noticeable over a low upward thrust. past that have been the stables, the place visitors may time table path rides. To the east, greater than a polo box away, used to be our wooded area. And to the south have been our gardens, so appealing it virtually harm to take all of it in. those tables have been a up to date addition—and even better—they were my recommendation. I’d gotten the assumption after a trip to Cà d’Zan, the toilet and Mable Ringling mansion in Sarasota, Florida. The terrace, overlooking Sarasota Bay, was once certainly one of my favourite areas at the estate. I enjoyed the feel of belonging created via the world, and that i sought to re-create that feeling the following at Marshfield. this might be our first spring and summer season with a welcoming patio, and that i appeared ahead to seeing the way it will be acquired. i presumed approximately Abe. whereas he hadn’t been the main accommodating person I’d ever identified, i used to be stunned whilst he’d agreed to the patio plan and extra shocked whilst he allowed me to start instantly. “Why wait? ” he’d requested. “That’s what you have been employed for, isn’t it? New rules. If that’s what they wish, that’s what they’ll get. ” The furnishings were introduced and organize weeks later.

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