Ever since the death of his father, poor Fellworth Dolphin has slaved away as a waiter to support his miserly, cold-hearted mother. When his mother suddenly dies, Fellworth is shocked to discover that she has left him a sizeable inheritance. Confused, Fellworth teams up with Maggie, a plain girl with a similar background, to investigate the source of the riches. But what they find is a closet full of skeletons. Is it really possible Fell's father was involved in a long-ago train robbery? Who's the mysterious woman in the portrait hidden in his mother's wardrobe? As Maggie and Fell poke around the village for answers, they find themselves on a surprise-filled path to danger and adventure, and - just possibly - love. But Fell's sudden good fortune could come to an abrupt end if he doesn't stay one step ahead of a cunning killer.

Once I got used to the characters, which took a while as you just want to shake them and tell them to toughen up, the book got a lot better. Good mystery in the end.

In Crime Bookbox

caught in bookbox - fairly good read

reserving as part of a RABCK

posting to germany

Thank you for passing this book on to my student, Marita. Unfortunately, she does not have a computer and isn't an official member of book crossing, so it falls to me to journal and release her books.

Marita says thank you for passing this on, it was a fun, easy read that she really enjoyed :)

Now actively searching for a new reader in Marita's Great Book Give-Away... Could it be you?!

Here's the book you requested from Marita's Great Book Give-Away. Hope you enjoy it!

Happy reading :)

I received this book a couple of weeks ago. Thank you for sending this.

For catsalive

Thanks book-a-neer. Received in a surprise bag of books.

I enjoyed this. May Maggie & Fell's book/coffee shop prosper in Buss, Worcestershire.

Sent to Billbooks for the Women in Fiction VBB.

Safely arrived back in Melbourne this little boo has done a fair bit of travelling