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<p><b>It's open season at Penford Manor! But someone has murder in their sights...</b><br><br>At Penford Manor, the guests are arriving to celebrate the start of the grouse-hunting season: lords and ladies, barons and baronesses, a Member of Parliament - and chemistry graduate turned detective, <b>Miss Clara Vale</b>, an old friend of the family. But Clara is no ordinary guest: she's secretly investigating a blackmail plot against Lady Penford herself.<br><br>Someone in the house is already up to no good, but when the body of a local trade unionist is found in the grounds, Clara's case gets even more complicated because a clue left by the body links it to the blackmail note.<br><br>Who has discovered Lady Penford's secret? Can Clara and her trusted assistant <b>Bella</b> work together to find the murderer? And what do the cornflowers which keep popping up everywhere mean?<br><br>Amidst the glittering dresses and sparkling conversation of society, Clara must find the truth - before the killer acts again!<br><br><b>The perfect Golden Age cosy mystery for fans of Helena Dixon, Agatha Christie and Verity Bright won't want to miss this!</b></p>
<p><b>It's open season at Penford Manor! But someone has murder in their sights...</b><br><br>At Penford Manor, the guests are arriving to celebrate the start of the grouse-hunting season: lords and ladies, barons and baronesses, a Member of Parliament - and chemistry graduate turned detective, <b>Miss Clara Vale</b>, an old friend of the family. But Clara is no ordinary guest: she's secretly investigating a blackmail plot against Lady Penford herself.<br><br>Someone in the house is already up to no good, but when the body of a local trade unionist is found in the grounds, Clara's case gets even more complicated because a clue left by the body links it to the blackmail note.<br><br>Who has discovered Lady Penford's secret? Can Clara and her trusted assistant <b>Bella</b> work together to find the murderer? And what do the cornflowers which keep popping up everywhere mean?<br><br>Amidst the glittering dresses and sparkling conversation of society, Clara must find the truth - before the killer acts again!<br><br><b>The perfect Golden Age cosy mystery for fans of Helena Dixon, Agatha Christie and Verity Bright won't want to miss this!</b></p>