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Creeps Suzette

A Bed and Breakfast Mystery

by Mary Daheim

Summary

Seattle bed and breakfast owner Judith McMonigle Flynn and her cousin Renie get more than they bargained for when they agree to help a friend by caring for her elderly mother at the family's estate. It seems that the ailing widow thinks that someone is trying to murder her. Ironically, it's the family doctor who ends up bludgeoned to death and left at the bottom of the staircase. Always prepared for intrigue, Judith and Renie embark on a treacherous search for the killer that takes them through the Burgess' haunting family history.

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Bibliographic Details

Publisher: Harpercollins
Published date: 2000
Size: 4.25 x 6.75 inches
Weight: 0.4 pounds
Pages: 323

Publisher's Notes

THE REAPER'S AT CREEPERS

The off-season blahs, a pyromaniacal mom, and a recently retired husband who is constantly underfoot have poor Judith McMonigle Flynn going stir crazy at Hillside Manor. So the harried R&B hostess leaps at cousin Renie's suggestion that Judith accompany her to Creepers--the stately estate of kindly old Leota Burgess. The wealthy senior is certain that someone is determined to do her in for money--most likely one of her disreputable relatives--and Judith and Renie have agreed to look into her allegations. And when they stumble upon Leota's bruised but still breathing body at the foot of the grand staircase, they realize the old lady's fears may be well-founded. But the decidedly dead corpse lying on top of Leota--his head bashed flatter than the proverbial French pancake--suggests that there's more to these homicidal doings than meets the eye. And now it's up to the cousins to follow the clues to the creep who's creeping around Creepers with murder on the mind.

THE REAPER'S AT CREEPERS

The off-season blahs, a pyromaniacal mom, and a recently retired husband who is constantly underfoot have poor Judith McMonigle Flynn going stir crazy at Hillside Manor. So the harried R&B hostess leaps at cousin Renie's suggestion that Judith accompany her to Creepers--the stately estate of kindly old Leota Burgess.The wealthy senior is certain that someone is determined to do her in for money--most likely one of her disreputable relatives--and Judith and Renie have agreed to look into her allegations. And when they stumble upon Leota's bruised but still breathing body at the foot of the grand staircase, they realize the old lady's fears may be well-founded. But the decidedly dead corpse lying on top of Leota--his head bashed flatter than the proverbial French pancake--suggests that there's more to these homicidal doings than meets the eye. And now it's up to the cousins to follow the clues to the creep who's creeping around Creepers with murder on the mind.

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