Arsenic with Austen

Arsenic with Austen

2016 • 321 pages

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"Emily travels to the sleepy coastal village of Stony Beach, Oregon, to claim her inheritance, centered in a beautiful Victorian estate called Windy Corner but also including a substantial portion of the real estate of the whole town. As she gets to know the town's eccentric inhabitants--including her own once-and-possibly-future love, Sheriff Luke Richards--she learns of a covert plan to develop Stony Beach into a major resort. She also hears hints that her aunt may have been murdered. Soon another suspicious death confirms this, and before long Emily herself experiences a near-fatal accident"--

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A lovely cozy mystery. The references to other books were natural and flowed well. The solution was complex, but fit well with the whole story. The romance is gentle and just right. Emily is a bit older and that is a great variation on ‘typical' cozy mystery. I loved it!

August 18, 2017

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