{"product_id":"the-curse-of-blackstone-manor-paperback","title":"The Curse of Blackstone Manor - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnna Markland\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen the master of Blackstone Manor is poisoned, Detective Inspector Marcus Halliwell finds himself with no shortage of suspects.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe master is dead. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe soup is suspect. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSo is everyone else in the house.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the employer at Blackstone Manor is felled by a poisoned soup, suspicion falls immediately on the French chef - Raphael Poitiers and his fondness for mushrooms make a compelling case. But he is far from alone in the frame. The victim's longtime lady's maid, the housekeeper, the butler, the footman, and the light-fingered maid all have their own reasons to keep secrets. Even the ghost that supposedly haunts the manor refuses to be ruled out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetective Inspector Marcus Halliwell has seen complicated cases before. This one may take the biscuit. Complicating matters is the obvious romance between the chef and the upstairs maid. Did they plot the murder together?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Curse of Blackstone Manor is a charming historical cozy mystery with a manor full of secrets, a colorful cast of suspects, and a detective who won't rest until he knows whether the butler did it. Book 4 in the Cotton Cops Mysteries: The Rivington Years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 260\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 21, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49377609449611,"sku":"9798900432090","price":27.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/ZJbPp4Qtev9798900432090.webp?v=1789624340","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/the-curse-of-blackstone-manor-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}