Kensington Trade Paperback December 2018
The newest resident at Shady Acres Retirement Village, Maria Romanov, is a phony. From her fake Russian accent to her fabricated pedigree as descendant of Russian Royalty to her fictitious romance with the late King Edward the eighth; everything about her is a bogus fabrication. Gourmet meals and a giant leap to the top of the wait list for a larger apartment are just a few of the perks Maria has garnered for no apparent reason. Despite a lack of talent, she is awarded the coveted lead role in the Shady Acres Follies, a role which has Nana Jo has played for years, that’s the last straw and the ladies have a large, public argument where a number of people heard Nana Jo threaten to kill Maria. So, when Maria is murdered a few hours later in a locked room, Nana Jo is the prime suspect. It’s up to Sam and the girls to find the real killer.
Lady Daphne Marsh is expecting His Grace, James Browning the Duke of Kingfordshire, will propose marriage. Wanting to make a good impression on the duke’s mother, Lady Daphne travels with Lord William and Lady Elizabeth Marsh to Chartwell House, the home of their cousin, Winston Churchill, for a house party, where the duke’s mother, Lady Alistair is visiting. When the Churchill’s only son, Randolph, arrives with an unsuitable woman who decides to set her sights on the duke, the atmosphere becomes extremely strained and Lady Daphne’s behavior is odd, to say the least. When the young lady is found murdered in a locked room Daphne is the prime suspect. Can the Marshes clear Lady Daphne’s name and prevent scandal falling on the already beleaguered Member of Parliament, Winston Churchill?
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Paperback ISBN: 1496711858
eBook ISBN: 9781496711861
