Marjorie McClelland Series by Amy Patricia Meade
Marjorie McClelland #2
Amy Patricia Meade - Marjorie McClelland 02 - Ghost of a Chance
Amy Patricia Meade
When a man goes up the Ferris wheel very much alive, but comes down dead, local small-town police suspect a heart attack. But one person is calling it foul play, Miss Marjorie McClelland, full-time mystery writer/part-time sleuth.In 1935, Depression-era Connecticut, Marjorie's dogged determination and independence is a breath of fresh air to some and a source of consternation for others. Marjorie's fiancé, a handsome police detective, wishes she'd just stay home and act a little more ladylikeUndeterred, blonde and lovely Marjorie charms her way into what becomes a full-scale murder investigation—but not without the maddening assistance of a bored, yet altruistic, millionaire, Creighton Ashcroft, who, when he's not swapping barbs with Marjorie, tries to impress her by doing a bit of aristocratic snooping on his own.
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