The Framed Women of Ardemore House
Books | Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / General
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Brandy Schillace
"A delight." –THE WALL STREET JOURNAL"A must read for any mystery lover." – DEANNA RAYBOURN, New York Times bestselling author of KILLERS OF A CERTAIN AGEAn abandoned English manor. A peculiar missing portrait. A cozy, deviously clever muder mystery, perfect for fans of Richard Osman and Anthony Horowitz.Jo Jones has always had a little trouble fitting in. As a neurodivergent, hyperlexic book editor and divorced New Yorker transplanted into the English countryside, Jo doesn’t know what stands out more: her Americanisms or her autism.After losing her job, her mother, and her marriage all in one year, she couldn’t be happier to take possession of a possibly haunted (and clearly unwanted) family estate in North Yorkshire. But when the body of the moody town groundskeeper turns up on her rug with three bullets in his back, Jo finds herself in potential danger—and she’s also a potential suspect. At the same time, a peculiar family portrait vanishes from a secret room in the manor, bearing a strange connection to both the dead body and Jo’s mysterious family history.With the aid of a Welsh antiques dealer, the morose local detective, and the Irish innkeeper’s wife, Jo embarks on a mission to clear herself of blame and find the missing painting, unearthing a slew of secrets about the town—and herself—along the way. And she’ll have to do it all before the killer strikes again…
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Author
Brandy Schillace
Pages
336
Publisher
Harlequin
Published Date
2024-02-13
ISBN
0369747712 9780369747716
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"If you are looking for a good contemporary mystery this is a good one. The main character is an American woman, Jo Jones, going through a lot of personal upheaval who inherits an estate in England through her recently deceased mother’s estranged family. Jo is also on the spectrum which makes interacting with people difficult. Though not as difficult as finding the man she just had a very public argument with dead in her new cottage."