Newlyweds Cora and Archie Thorogood return to his family’s English mansion to start their life together. As Archie’s sister Evelyn, and her fiancée, Roger, prepare for their wedding day, this may be the right time for Cora to impress the family—provided nothing goes wrong.

But disaster seems to follow Cora everywhere. After meeting Roger, Cora considers him a splendid choice for Evelyn. Despite this, none of the Thorogood men approve of Roger, and saw him as an ill-advised choice for Evelyn. As Cora looks closer at this inconsistency, the suspense increases when someone discovers a dead body in the mansion.

Cora, along with Archie, and her magical friends, Arve and Ola, investigate and try to discover the murderer. With help from Archie’s grandmother Elizabeth, and the Prince Iknokman, she must deal with Inspector Bevan from Scotland Yard, who unhappily remembers her from a previous murder investigation. Her new mother-in-law is not pleased to welcome Cora, an American, into her family. In addition to that, someone in the house is stealing the Thorogood’s precious items. Will Cora and Archie find the murderer? Will Inspector Bevan arrest the two for interfering with the law? And will Iknokman be the thief’s next prize?

This is the third book in the Cora Chronicles Mystery series, The Missing Jackal Murder, The Hollywood Honeymoon Murder and The London Wedding Murder. [With more coming] Each standalone story features Cora’s adventures around the globe in 1926-1927. Each story includes a devious and twisting murder mystery. 

R. M. Scott is a woodcarver and author from Minnesota who has carved so long the wooden figures came to life and asked her to write their stories. That makes him either crazy or enlightened–you decide. He holds an MBA from Concordia University. R. M. Scott lives in Minnesota with his woodcarvings and his cats.

More books in the Santa Keeper Mystery series featuring the magical Villagers will follow–Elsie’s Secret Life, and Alice’s Secret Message. Now available is Christina’s Secret Family and Julia’s Secret Mission on Amazon.