The Murder Stone - Charles Todd
Category: Mystery
Tags: Mystery, Adults
The Great War is still raging in the autumn of 1916, when Francesca Hattons beloved grandfather dies on the family estate in Englands isolated Exe Valley. Grieving for the man who raised her, Francesca is stunned to find an unsigned letter among his effects, cursing the Hattons and their descendants. Now a stranger has shown up on her doorstep, accusing her grandfather of being a murderer., Ex-soldier Richard Leighton blames Francis Hatton for the death of his mother, who vanished nearly a quarter of a century earlier. Her body was never found, only a shawl stained with her blood. And Leighton is not the only one with a claim on Francescas grandfather. On the day of his funeral, unexpected visitors arrive with the mourners, and Francesca is besieged by charges of Hattons vicious dealings. Yet there is also a shy young woman who praises his secret generosity., At the center of the intrigue is an unusual white stone that lies hidden in a secluded garden where Francesca once played with h
