The Case At Barton Manor

<p><strong>Not all widows are elderly...and not all ladies are proper.</strong></p><p>If one more person gives Rosemary Lillywhite unwanted advice on when to stop mourning the loss of her beloved husband she fears she will lose control of her sensibilities.</p><p>All she wants is to be left alone to drown her misery in a glass of gin and tonic but when Grace Barton knocks on the door of her dead husband's investigative office Rosemary faces a choice: come out of hiding or turn away someone in need of help.</p><p>As Grace recounts her tale of intrigue Rosemary discovers a shared connection with the woman that has her accepting an invitation she'd just as soon turn down.</p><p>With her best friend bright young thing Vera Blackburn by her side Rosemary trades her widow weeds for a party dress and heads to a fancy do at Barton Manor.</p><p>The drinks flow freely but there's an undercurrent of unease until finally the night ends in murder - one in which Rosemary's brother becomes the prime suspect!</p><p>What's worse the handsome chief inspector on the case is a man she knows well: he was her husband's best mate and he takes a dim view of lady detectives - or perhaps just of Rosemary becoming one.</p><p>What will it take for Rosemary to solve the crime before her brother hangs for a murder he didn't commit?</p>