Mysteries that have the renovation of an old house at their centers are one of my reading weaknesses. She has to find out what's going on before she's the next one to have "an accident." Hiring handyman Derek Ellis to help her with the renovations, Avery soon realizes that some of the facts just don't add up, and that her aunt's fall down the staircase was not a case of an old lady losing her balance. Avery sublets her New York City apartment, quits her job as a textile designer, and moves to Waterfield, Maine- intent on renovating the old house in order to sell it for as much money as she possibly can so she can move back to New York. What at first seemed like a huge inconvenience turns out to be a blessing in disguise. As it is, when Avery arrived, her aunt was dead and Avery found herself the heir to her aunt's estate- including one very neglected Victorian house. If Aunt Inga had put the correct amount of postage on the letter, Avery Baker might have arrived at the elderly lady's old house in Maine in time to find out what she needed help with. Genre: Cozy Mystery, Amateur Sleuth, #1 Do-It-Yourself mysteryįirst Line: The letter from Aunt Inga arrived, as the saying goes, a day late and a dollar short.
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