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Benni Harper, curator at the San Celina Folk Art Museum, is stunned when she becomes the sole heir to Jacob Chandler’s $200,000 home in Morro Bay. The will demands she stay in the house for two weeks, igniting a dangerous investigation into Chandler’s motives. As Benni follows cryptic clues across California, her husband, police chief Gabe, grapples with tensions between the town’s mayor and her formidable grandmother, Gramma Dove, who leads a sit‑in at the Historical Museum to block a restaurant conversion. The mystery deepens when Benni uncovers unsettling truths about her late mother, while Chandler’s wood‑carving hobby provides vivid, craft‑focused details. With sharp wit and intimate family dynamics, the novel blends suspense and humor in the sixth chapter of the series.
First publish date: 1999
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Cozy Mystery
Authors: Earlene Fowler
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