Cecily Kay has just arrived at the home of Barnaby Mayne, an esteemed collector of all things odd or interesting, to access dried plant collection in the hopes of identifying some new entries in her own collection. Over the years, Mayne's collection has grown to fill up two full houses, making it a draw for other collectors of oddities. But no sooner has Cecily started in on her research than Mayne is found murdered in his own study, with his nebbish curator taking credit for the crime. But something about the curator's confession doesn't sit well with Cecily, who partners up with her childhood friend, Meacan (an illustrator that is also staying at the house), to find the true murderer. Does the secret lie in the collection itself? That's what Cecily and Meacan aim to find out.
Full of both intriguing suspects and quirky information about the collectors of the early 18th Century, this book presents an excellent mystery and a wonderfully curious heroine. It's the first book of Hart's I've read, but I think I'll have to put her others on my TBR list.
*This book will be published Aug. 4, 2020.
No comments:
Post a Comment