It’s the autumn of 1927. Up and coming attorney Flora St. Aubryn has career case on her desk. Mr. Archibald Armitage was found dead in his bed with burn marks in a sensitive area. Florrie is sure the case against Beatrice Armitage is circumstantial, but it would put her over the top if she could point the finger at the person responsible for Mr. Armitage’s death. People in the house that evening were:

• Mr. Archibald Armitage, food magnate
• Mrs. Beatrice Armitage, social elitist
• Mr. Chesney, the butler, haughty like his employers
• The Upstairs Maid, nice as far as we know
• Neill Clarendon, Mrs. Armitage’s secretary, polite

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Kathleen Marple Kalb describes herself as an Author/Anchor/Mom…not in that order. A Regional Edward R. Murrow Award-winning weekend anchor at New York’s 1010 WINS Radio, she writes mysteries, long and short. Her eleven published novels include the Old Stuff and Ella Shane series at Level Best Books, including the upcoming A Fatal Flourish, featuring Flora and Frankie’s parents. As Nikki Knight, she writes the Vermont Radio and Grace the Hit Mom series. Her stories, under both pen names, have appeared in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, Black Cat Weekly, and many anthologies, including two Derringer Award finalists. She’s also been a finalist for Agatha, Derringer, National Excellence in Storytelling, and Black Orchid Novella Awards. She serves on the national board of Sisters in Crime. She, her husband, and son live in a Connecticut house owned by their cat.

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