The Manor House #2
Berkley Prime Crime
August 2001
Featuring: Elizabeth Hartleigh Compton
208 pages ISBN: 0425180948 EAN: 9780425180945 Paperback Add to Wish List
Meet Elizabeth Hartleigh Compton. She’s the house-rich,
money-poor keeper of the Manor—and keeper of the peace…
In WWII England, the quiet village of Sitting Marsh is
faced with food rations and fear for loved ones. But
Elizabeth Hartleigh Compton, lady of the Manor House,
stubbornly insists that life must go on. Sitting Marsh
residents depend on Elizabeth to make sure things go
smoothly. Which means everything from sorting out gossip
to solving the occasional murder…
“Dangerous Enemy on the Loose!” read the newspaper
headlines. When a German pilot crash-lands and escapes
into the nearby woods, locals are in a panic. But Lady
Elizabeth caught a good glimpse of the fellow as he
parachuted down, and he seemed nothing more than a
harmless, terrified young boy. Until a local girl is found
murdered the very day he disappears. Coincidence? The
constable thinks not. But Elizabeth suspects everyone’s
jumping to conclusions. And once again, she’s in the thick
of a murderous muddle, combing for clues and searching for
answers before more trouble ignites…