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When Bitsy Burnside hires Jane Jeffry to help renovate her decaying Chicago mansion, she finds a project dubbed "The House of Seven Mabels" and an all-female crew tasked with restoring the sprawling property. The task quickly turns perilous when anonymous pranks culminate in the death of a fellow worker. Jane and her friend Shelley Nowack set out to identify the killer, discovering that the investigation may endanger Jane herself as the murderer’s motives tighten. Set against suburban Chicago life, the novel mixes mystery, domestic drama, and the independent spirit of women detectives.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Jill Churchill
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