{"product_id":"murder-in-the-grotto-9781448309993","title":"Murder in the Grotto","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCaf?-owner and divorcee Cara Shelley gets caught up in a deadly ghost hunt in this warm and engaging cozy mystery set in a quirky British stately home.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eForty-something single mother Cara Shelley is very content running the Happy Huffkin caf? in the grounds of a quirky stately home. But her daily routine is shaken up by the arrival of a guest at Tanton Towers: the flamboyant Lady Izzy, who has plans for an extremely peculiar celebration . . . and wants Cara to cater for it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTen years ago, Lady Izzy's nephew, the former chair of the local ghost society, died after a ghost hunt in the Towers' spooky subterranean grotto. Now, she plans to commemorate his life - and death - with a fresh hunt in the very same place. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the morning after the event, Cara makes a horrifying discovery in the network of caves. Unless spirits can kill, there's a murderer in their midst! Soon, the Towers is full of police, including the handsome but annoying DCI Andrew Mitchem. Can the irrepressible Cara keep her feelings in check and catch a cunning killer before she becomes the grotto's next ghost? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA contemporary Downton Abbey meets Agatha Christie - with a splash of Bridgerton! The British Stately home mysteries are gentle, very English cozy mysteries, peopled with engaging, eccentric characters and packed with red-herrings for the enjoyment of armchair sleuths everywhere.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Severn House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781448309993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208","brand":"Amy Myers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45169529716917,"sku":"9781448309993","price":25.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d732ad15-dab6-42b3-98d8-eadf8e68d4e1.jpg?v=1741703467","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/murder-in-the-grotto-9781448309993","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}