A Legacy Of Murder: A Kate Hamilton Mystery

A Christmastime jaunt to an English village devolves into an investigation of a missing ruby and a series of baffling murders--and only antiques dealer Kate Hamilton can crack the case It´s Christmastime and antiques dealer Kate Hamilton is off to visit her daughter, Christine, in the quaint English village of Long Barston. Christine and her boyfriend, Tristan, work at stately-but-crumbling Finchley Hall. Touring the Elizabethan house and grounds, Kate is intrigued by the docent´s tales of the Finchley Hoard, and the strange deaths surrounding the renowned treasure trove. But next to a small lake, Kate spies the body of a young woman, killed by a garden spade. Nearly blind Lady Barbara, who lives at Finchley with her loyal butler, Mugg, persuades Kate to take over the murdered woman´s work. Kate finds that a Burmese ruby has vanished from the legendary Blood-Red Ring, replaced by a lesser garnet. Were the theft and the woman´s death connected? Kate learns that Lady Barbara´s son fled to Venezuela years before, suspected of murdering another young woman. The murder weapon belonged to an old gardener, who becomes the leading suspect. But is Lady Barbara´s son back to kill again? When another body is found, the clues point toward Christine. It´s up to Kate to clear her daughter´s name in Connie Berry´s second Kate Hamilton mystery, a treasure for fans of traditional British mysteries.