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When a beautiful model is found dead in the garage of Octagon House, Asey Mayo, the town’s resident private investigator, is pulled into a complex web of intrigue. The murder coincides with the discovery that a sizable amount of ambergris—worth fifty thousand dollars—has gone missing from the community. Mayo’s investigation is further complicated by the townsfolk’s outrage over a new post office mural that portrays them in a unflattering light. As Mayo delves deeper, he must navigate the delicate dynamics of a close-knit Massachusetts town, the secrets of its residents, and the dangerous motives that may drive someone to murder.
First publish date: 1974
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Phoebe Atwood Taylor
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