Grace Wheaton's strength has been tested with her mother's
passing and the inheritance of a lovely Victorian Painted
Lady home that is in desperate need of some T.L.C. A
true sign of Grace's mettle just might come as she seeks
answers to the mysterious happenings surrounding her new
job at a stately hotel, Marshfield Manor.
Julie Hyzy starts off her new Manor House Mystery series
with GRACE UNDER PRESSURE... and an exciting start it is!
There's been a murder at Marshfield Manor and it soon falls
to Grace to sleuth out the clues that will lead to the
killer.
Grace discovers her employer, Bennett Marshfield, has been
receiving threatening letters and he is one of the primary
witnesses against former friends who are running a
complicated Ponzi scheme. As the new Curator of the Manor,
Grace begins to poke around to determine what led to
the death of the former curator. Quickly, she begins to dig
up secrets galore -- more than she bargained for and secrets
that some one would just as soon she let lie.
Known for her White House Mystery series, Hyzy begins her
second series with GRACE UNDER PRESSURE. Establishing back
story, character identities, and other details take
precedence in this story, but Hyzy also holds her reader's
attention with a creative and stimulating story. I
especially enjoyed the fledgling romance between Grace and
landscape designer Jack Embers, as well as the interaction
with Grace's roommates, vintners Bruce and Scott. Future
visits to Marshfield Manor are sure to be greatly
anticipated.
Meet Grace Wheaton, lover of history and mystery--
both
of which can be found in her hometown's palatial
Marshfield
Manor...
Everyone wants a piece of millionaire Bennett Marshfield,
owner of Marshfield Manor, and letters are coming in
daily
from those claiming to be poor relations. The elderly,
reclusive heir trusts no one but his aged curator, Abe.
But
when Abe is killed in a case of mistaken identity, the
tide
changes...
Although shaken by the murder, Grace Wheaton, whose
lifelong
dream has been to work at the manor, steps up to the
challenge of assuming Abe's job. Bur now some of the
letters
arriving for Bennett have taken a nasty turn, demanding
millions--or else. When an uninvited stalker shows up at
the
manor and at Grace's home, she and handsome groundskeeper
Jack Embers must protect their dear old Marshfield. But
to
do this, they'll have to investigate a botched Ponzi
scheme,
some torrid Wheaton family secrets--and sour grapes out
for
revenge...
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