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A stormy night. A Southern mansion. A death too convenient to be natural.
When Jessica Fletcher accepts an invitation to the Woodford family estate in Mississippi, she expects genteel hospitality and Southern charm. What she finds instead is a house drowning in secrets, simmering rivalries, a disputed inheritance, and whispers of betrayal hidden behind magnolia blossoms.
But when the formidable matriarch, Rosemary Woodford, is found dead at her desk after her nightly tray of tea and sandwiches, Jessica suspects more than heart failure. Broken locks, poisoned ice, and a family desperate to protect its legacy all point to murder.
As the storm closes in, Jessica must untangle lies, expose long-buried grudges, and face a killer who knows the house as well as its history. Every guest has a motive, and one of them has blood on their hands.
Southern Gothic meets classic whodunit. Will Jessica uncover the truth before Woodford Grove claims another life?