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Raymond Masters #11
The Butler Did It
Combined, here, are two, ever-popular types of detective stories - Inland Mysteries and Butler Murder Mysteries. Detective Raymond Masters arrives at Windstone Manor - high atop a tiny, remote, snow blown, island off the Maine Coast - to supervise a Scavenger Hunt designed by Elliott Stone, the aging, despicable, Lord of the Manor, to allow one of his heirs to enhance his or her position in his will. The participants include the five butlers who formerly worked for him (most of whom hate each other and Elliott), and his nephew (a self-centered, amoral, 30-year-old who has lived most of his life at Windstone). Then there is Carl, the old man's lawyer; Bea, his nurse and secretary; Angie, the cook and maid; and Hyde, the current young butler. Five bodies later, Masters (once again surviving a strange little policeman sidekick) solves the cases amid the unrelenting, freezing storm that hold the group captive on the rock amid the raging sea. One of 17 novels in the Raymond Masters Detective Series - reviewed as 'good reads' in cozy murder mysteries, sleuth novels, private detective fiction and detective mysteries.
192 pages, Paperback
Published February 21, 2017
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May 31, 2018
Which Butler
A gathering is happening at Windstone Manor, where Elliot Stone, Lord of the manor, is throwing a scavenger hunt. On the guest list are his brother and sister, his attorney, his assistant, his cook, his butler, his nephew and 4 previous butler's who worked at the manor. Also invited is the former detective Raymond Masters to watch over the scavenger hunt. Elliot made up the list of 10 items to be hunted and the prize is high. The hunt is going slowly but before the night is over several people including the host are murdered. Now it's up to the former detective to sort through all the evidence. Good story! Reminiscent of Hercule Poirot.
A gathering is happening at Windstone Manor, where Elliot Stone, Lord of the manor, is throwing a scavenger hunt. On the guest list are his brother and sister, his attorney, his assistant, his cook, his butler, his nephew and 4 previous butler's who worked at the manor. Also invited is the former detective Raymond Masters to watch over the scavenger hunt. Elliot made up the list of 10 items to be hunted and the prize is high. The hunt is going slowly but before the night is over several people including the host are murdered. Now it's up to the former detective to sort through all the evidence. Good story! Reminiscent of Hercule Poirot.
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