John Sherwood
Author
Publisher
Scribner's
Pub. Date
1989.
Language
English
Description
Celia reluctantly agrees to fill in as a last-minute replacement judge at the annual village flower show. When Eileen Bradshaw makes an appearance at the show, all eyes turn from the potted plants to Eileen. She bears a striking resemblance to Barbara Berridge who left the village eighteen years ago, pregnant and in disgrace. Celia tries to stay aloof from local gossip, but a violent death and the arrest of somebody close to Celia force her into the...
Author
Publisher
Scribners
Pub. Date
1992.
Language
English
Description
The reluctant executor of her niece's estate, Celia Grant travels to the island of Madiera, where she is faced with suspicious characters and mysterious motives. Antonia Hanbury died unexpectedly--perhaps the accidental result of too much to drink--and left her elderly father, Sir Adrian, former deputy head of the British Secret Service, two bewildered children, and an ex-husband recently released from prison. The more Celia discovers about her dead...