-Super-fun.- -The Boston Globe
A Lefty Nominee for Best Mystery Novel
One murder. Four impossibilities. A fake s-ce hides a very real crime.
Secret Staircase Construction just finished their first project with Tempest Raj officially a part of the team-a classic mystery novel-themed home interior. Their client is now ready to celebrate her new life without her cheating ex-husband, famous mystery author Corbin Colt. First up, a party, and Tempest and Grandpa Ash are invited to the exclusive mock s-ce to remove any trace of Corbin from the property-for good. It''s all lighthearted fun until Corbin''s dead body crashes the party.
The only possible suspects are the eight people around the s-ce table-a circle of clasped hands that wasn''t broken. Suspicion quickly falls on Grandpa Ash, the only one with actual blood on him. To prove her beloved grandfather-s innocence, Tempest must figure out what really happened-and how-or Ash will
