Описание: Meet Cassie Gwynne: bookworm, cat lover, reluctant heiress... and determined detective?
Florida, 1883. Cassie Gwynne is looking for a fresh start when she steps off the steamship at Fernandina harbor for the first time. Shes trying hard to be a proper lady, for once. Shes styled her unruly hair, shined her boots, and even purchased a whole new fashionable (or at least fashionably priced) wardrobe. However, shes certain finding a body is not very ladylike behavior...
While out exploring the beautiful island with her Aunt Flora, Cassie stumbles across the body of Peanut Runkles, town grump and her aunts neighbor, lying at the foot of the harbor pilots lookout tower. To make matters worse, because Peanut and Flora have been quarreling for years over everything from Floras eccentric ideas to her pet pigs fondness for Peanuts vegetable patch, Flora is immediately arrested for murder.
Desperate to save the only family she has left, Cassie vows to prove Floras innocence and untangle the mystery herself, no matter how much certain others may disapprove. Cassies brilliant mind and nose for a clue lead her on an investigation that takes her all around the island, and even earns her a valiant furry friend in Esy the kitten.
But how does the mysterious ledger Cassie finds hidden in a secret drawer in Peanuts desk connect to the crime? Cassie is determined to dig up the truth, but can she catch the killer before her time on the island comes to a deadly end?
This warm and witty cozy mystery will transport you to the island city of Fernandina and introduce you to a feisty heroine far before her time! Perfect for fans of Verity Bright, T E Kinsey and Deanna Raybourn.
