A Murder at Plover's Lake

The grand opening celebration of a hotel in an old mansion turned into a massive scandal: right in front of the guests and journalists—straight before the TV cameras—an exposed, not-too-young lady, a defender of architectural monuments, unfurled a damning banner and, satisfied with the effect she’d caused, disappeared from view. After a moment of stunned confusion, astonished citizens rushed after the runaway woman and found her in the wine cellar—unfortunately not alone. In the far corner behind the shelves, lay another corpse of the still-cold owner of the local shop… Inspector Markby and his assistant—and the inspiration, Meredith Mitchell—begin the investigation.