Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Teaser Tuesday 344: Grace Against the Clock

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by The Purple Booker. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

* Grab your current book or recent read.
* Share a few "teaser" sentences from somewhere in the book.
* BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (Make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away. You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
* Share the title and author so that other participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teaser!



This week’s teaser comes from Grace Against the Clock by Julie Hyzy, book five in her “Manor House” series.


He stared at me, unable to focus. His lips moved, but his words were almost indistinguishable.


(Chapter 6)










ABOUT THE BOOK:
Series: Manor House #5

When Marshfield Manor hosts a charity event, Grace Wheaton, the mansion’s curator and manager, is happy to lend a helping hand—until a killer makes an unwanted donation . . .

With the town clock in desperate need of repair, local lawyer Joyce Swedburg and her ex-husband, Dr. Leland Keay, are trying to put aside their differences to organize a benefit at Marshfield manor to raise money for restoration of the beautiful timepiece. While Grace appreciates the opportunity to support such a good cause, the tension between the unhappy exes is giving her the urge to put both of the organizers in time-out.

But after Leland collapses onstage, poisoned during festivities, Grace suspects there was more going on behind the scenes. Now, she’s in a race to catch a ticked-off murderer, and, if she’s going to prevent anyone else from getting hurt, every second will count . . .





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