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Rent Untitled Manor House #4
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Format: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Berkley
Published: Jul 2013
Genre: Fiction - Mystery & Detective - General
Retail Price: $7.99
Ages: 18 - UP
Synopsis
A trip to Italy's Tuscan countryside is a dream come true for curator and manager of Marshfield Manor, Grace Wheaton. At least until her boss-and benefactor of this whirlwind excursion-becomes the target of a murderer
When Grace and her boss, Bennett Marshfield, turn up at the Italian villa of one of his oldest friends, they're troubled to discover that most of his friend's impressive art collection-including a prized bronze skull crafted by Picasso-is fake. Someone has been selling the real deals and replacing them with skilled forgeries.
Unfortunately, Grace and Bennett have to fly home the next day, so there's no time to investigate. But their troubles are hardly over. On the plane, Grace catches a woman trying to poison Bennett. The woman, of course, isn't talking, but by the end of the flight, there are two dead bodies. Now Grace has to wing it to find a mile-high murderer-especially since she suspects Bennett is still in danger
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Reviews
Julie Hyzy is an author of cozy mysteries that I have never read before. I found this on the Booksfree.com site as a recommendation for new releases and decided to give it a try. The story was very good, set both in Italy at the end of an European vacation and in the US at Marshfield Manor where Grace Wheaten works with Bennett Marshfield. White visiting Bennetts friend in Italy they discover a skull that is a fake Picasso and Bennett decides to investigate what happened to the real one. His interest in the artifact gets them into a spot of troublee on the plane trip back home as passengers on a private jet owned by a rock band. This fuels their fire to solve the mystery and help Bennetts friend Nico. The story was quite complex and it was hard to tell who was the good guy among the suspects. I did get a little confused over exactly what Graces role at Marshfield Manor is so I would adviser reading the previous books first as this novel does not read well as a stand alone mystery. Her writing is smart, the action is intriguing, there is a little humor and romance, the characters are well developed for a cozy which I am not sure if it really qualifies as such and the plot will keep you guessing with all the twists and turns. I definitely want to read some of her earlier books now and her other series too as I think it has something to do with cooking and that is always fun! :