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Mystery at Clareton Manor

by Kathleen Newberg

At scenic Clareton Manor, a bucolic South Carolina wellness spa, a weekend of relaxation and rejuvenation comes to a deadly halt for one guest. Harvey Ruger was a pain in everybody's neck -- arrogant, self-serving and apparently determined to interfere in the sea of tranquility and bliss the myriad guests were antipating. Which is probably why somebody killed him. The spa's owner, Eika Bischoff, had invited an old friend, retired detective Molly May, for a special getaway to soothe the soul -- unfortunately now it's becoming a working weekend. But well-seasoned and experienced Molly knows her way around crime scenes and immediately spots some clues apparently overlooked by the local law. But with so many suspects and a growing list of motives, the dark secrets at the heart of the crime may be shared by ore than just one among the spa's well-heeled guests.

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