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The Secrets of Wycliffe Manor
(2023)(The first book in the Gravesyde Priory Mystery series)
A novel by Patricia Rice
For readers who enjoy eccentric characters, crumbling gothic mansions, and romantic Regency mysteries, bestselling author Patricia Rice offers a new historical series, the Gravesyde Priory mysteries, to give you that "I couldn't put it down" feeling...
The descendant of adventuring—dead—aristocrats, Clarissa Knightley supplements a modest inheritance by penning gothic novels that cost more than they earn. Upon learning that she has mysteriously inherited a share of an earl’s estate, she rashly packs up her household. In remote Gravesyde Priory, she hopes to find a safe haven and family who will welcome her and her young nephew.
Instead, she discovers a drunken American army captain, his African servant, and ancient, surly caretakers. Terrified, prepared to flee, Clare is lured to linger by the prospect of secret diaries, hidden jewels, and an increasingly intriguing man. Then a killer strikes.
The crumbling manor’s ominous and baffling history offers fascinating fodder for Clare’s horror novels—if only she can survive real-life madmen and a spectral murderer who may seek the jewels at any price.
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"I thoroughly enjoyed this wonderful, fun, gothic mystery, with a cast of quirky characters and a heartwarming romance as well. Pure entertainment."
Anne Gracie, author of The Scoundrel’s Daughter
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GRAVESYDE PRIORY MYSTERY BOOKS
Book #1 The Secrets of Wycliffe Manor
Book #2 The Mystery of the Missing Heiress
Book #3 The Bones in the Orchard
Book #4The Question of the Wedding Pearls
Book #5The Case of the Purloined Pages
Genre: Mystery
The descendant of adventuring—dead—aristocrats, Clarissa Knightley supplements a modest inheritance by penning gothic novels that cost more than they earn. Upon learning that she has mysteriously inherited a share of an earl’s estate, she rashly packs up her household. In remote Gravesyde Priory, she hopes to find a safe haven and family who will welcome her and her young nephew.
Instead, she discovers a drunken American army captain, his African servant, and ancient, surly caretakers. Terrified, prepared to flee, Clare is lured to linger by the prospect of secret diaries, hidden jewels, and an increasingly intriguing man. Then a killer strikes.
The crumbling manor’s ominous and baffling history offers fascinating fodder for Clare’s horror novels—if only she can survive real-life madmen and a spectral murderer who may seek the jewels at any price.
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"I thoroughly enjoyed this wonderful, fun, gothic mystery, with a cast of quirky characters and a heartwarming romance as well. Pure entertainment."
Anne Gracie, author of The Scoundrel’s Daughter
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GRAVESYDE PRIORY MYSTERY BOOKS
Book #1 The Secrets of Wycliffe Manor
Book #2 The Mystery of the Missing Heiress
Book #3 The Bones in the Orchard
Book #4The Question of the Wedding Pearls
Book #5The Case of the Purloined Pages
Genre: Mystery
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