false 517679 3 Ever since the death of his father, poor Fellworth Dolphin has slaved away as a waiter to support his miserly, cold-hearted mother. When his mother suddenly dies, Fellworth is shocked to discover that she has left him a sizable inheritance. Confused, Fell teams up with Maggie, a plain girl with a similar background, to investigate the source of the riches. But what they find is a closet full of skeletons...... Is it really possible Fell's father was involved in a long-ago train robbery? Who's the mysterious woman in the portrait hidden in his mother's wardrobe? As Maggie and Fell poke around the village for answers, they find themselves on a surprise-filled path to danger and adventure, and-just possibly-love. But Fell's sudden good fortune could come to an abrupt end if he doesn't stay one step ahead of a cunning killer....AUTHORBIO: M.C. BEATON, Scottish-born author of the highly successful Agatha Raisin novels and Hamish Macbeth series, lives in a village in the English Cotswolds. 505610 2001 The Skeleton in the Closet (St. Martin's Minotaur Mysteries) total:135|5:23|4:51|3:49|2:9|1:3| 135 487 191 18 4 0 false false Fri Aug 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 12:34:03 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 12:39:42 -0700 2009
A large percentage of these titles have been by M.C. Beaton, who has two series detectives (Hamish Macbeth and Agatha Raisin) and a few stand-alones.

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It may make a great play though.

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