02537cam a2200373 4500 1798534420 TxAuBib 20241211120000.0 241121t20242019||||||||d|||||||||||eng|u 9781420519488 hardcover alk. paper 1420519484 hardcover alk. paper TxAuBib Berry, Connie. A legacy of murder [Large Type Book] / Connie Berry. Large print ed. [Farmington Hills, Mich] : Thorndike Press/Gale, 2024. ©2019. 503 p. (large print) ; 23 cm. Thorndike Press Large Print mystery Kate Hamilton mystery ; 2 "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"--Provided by the publisher. 20241211. Antique dealers Fiction. Americans England Fiction. Mothers and daughters Fiction. Murder Investigation Fiction. Jewel thieves Fiction. Christmas stories. England Fiction. Detective and mystery fiction. Thorndike Press Large Print mystery. Kate Hamilton mystery ; 2. RV8