The Antique Store Detective and the May Day Murder

<p><strong>May Day should mark the start of spring. But this year it means murder... Fortunately antique store owner and amateur detective Bella Winter is on the case! </strong></p><p></p><p>Everyone in Hope Eaton climbs the hill to Sweet Agnes' Spring on May Day to greet the dawn and leave tokens among the flowers. Antique store owner <strong>Bella Winter </strong>grumbles about the early start but she has to admit that watching the sun rise over the flower-strewn grove is worth it. And her interest deepens when she sees that one of the offerings this year is a little doll stuck all over with pins... a perfect replica of <strong>Mary Roberts</strong> who lives nearby. </p><p></p><p>Determined to find out what lies behind this bizarre threat Bella dives into a murky mess of strange events. Mary's house is up for sale but someone's trying to wreck the deal leaving rotting weeds on her front step. And Mary claims she's seen a cloaked figure watching her from the woods... </p><p></p><p>Bella's half convinced this is all nonsense but then Mary is found dead her prized carving of the spring stolen from her dresser. The police say it was a heart attack but was she literally scared to death? </p><p></p><p>Soon Bella has uncovered a string of further mysteries. Why is Mary's nearest neighbour missing? Who graffitied her boss's house with a warning the night she died? And why would anyone want Mary's carving? </p><p></p><p>All paths lead back to the spring itself... but does it hold answers or more danger?<strong> And can Bella track the killer down before she's cut off at the source?</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>A completely delightful English mystery full of cozy charm and cunning clues. Fans of Agatha Christie Faith Martin and Betty Rowlands will love <em>The May Day Murder</em>!</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>See what everyone's saying about Clare Chase: </strong></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>'Plenty of plot twists red herrings and misdirection. </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Kept me in suspense</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>.</span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> I loved it!</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>' </span><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Goodreads reviewer ���������������</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>'</span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Utterly delightful!</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>...</span><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>The perfect cozy murder mystery</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>...</span><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> Keeps you on your toes!</span><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>...</span><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>I highly recommend this to the armchair detectives of the world!</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>' </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>The Two Quills</em></p><p></p>