MURDER ON THE FRENCH RIVIERA

<p>Diamonds deceit and a deadly masquerade.</p><p>A scandalous royal murder shatters the Hawthorne family's Riviera holiday crushing Aunt Beatrice's hopes for her cash-strapped nephew Alexander the Earl of Wexford to marry the Italian princess and save his crumbling estate.</p><p>Faced with international scrutiny the Chief Inspector hastily pins the gruesome crime on the Earl branding him a murderous fortune hunter.</p><p>Refusing to let Alexander fall victim to the Chief Inspector's machinations Elizabeth and her audacious cousin Meli plunge headlong into a high-stakes investigation. As they peel back the glittering veneer of Riviera society they uncover a sinister tapestry of betrayal blackmail and deadly alliances. With each revelation the danger mounts and the cousins find themselves caught in a treacherous game where one false move could cost them everything.</p><p>With Alexander's freedom at stake and a looming scandal threatening to ruin the family's reputation Elizabeth must unmask the true murderer before the Earl's fate is sealed forever.</p><p>But in this gilded cage of luxury and vice can she trust anyone?</p>