The Killing at Crowswood Castle : A Cozy Historical Mystery

A vicious master. A cruel injustice. A secret long-held.When Vita and her aunt stay at the notoriously haunted Crowswood Castle, they find a vivacious new owner who laughs at its gloomy traditions. The ancient castle''s renovation will be complete when a new portrait replaces that of the unhappy previous mistress of the house.But when the old painting reveals a hidden message and workmen unearth human remains in the castle grounds, Vita''s curiosity draws her into investigating Crowswood''s darkest mystery of all.

A vicious master, a cruel injustice, and a long-held secret… After travelling to the notoriously haunted Crowswood Castle to recover from illness, Cambridge student Vita Carew finds herself at the centre of a ghostly unsolved mystery. As renovations on the ancient castle near completion, old secrets emerge, and Vita must decipher the meaning of a hidden message in an old painting of the deceased previous mistress of the house. When workmen unearth human remains in the castle grounds, Vita finds herself piecing together the clues to a chilling decades-old mystery. Armed with her sharp intellect and keen eye for detail, can Vita unravel the truth behind the killing at Crowswood Castle and bring justice to the long-forgotten victim? Fran Smith’s gripping fifth installment of the Vita Carew Mysteries series will have readers enthralled until the very last page. ________________________________________________________________________ Praise for the Vita Carew Mysteries series:   ? ? ? ? ? Superb! ? ? ? ? ? Fabulous series. ? ? ? ? ? I love these Vita Carew books. ? ? ? ? ? An enjoyable read full of twists and turns. ? ? ? ? ? I found the characters a delight. ? ? ? ? ? Marvellous series.