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A Clara Vale Mystery · Fair-play cluesNew classic puzzle mystery
Twelve Keys and a Lie
Antique-map restorer Clara Vale inherits twelve numbered keys and discovers that each one unlocks a clue to the deadly flood an entire town helped conceal—and the lie that destroyed her father’s name.
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Clara Vale returns to Bellweather expecting a family puzzle, not a case that reaches into the town’s most respected homes. Inside Lockmere Manor, twelve brass keys lead to altered records, hidden rooms, a forbidden thirteenth chime, and witnesses who have repeated the same story for thirty years. One key is counterfeit. One signer tried to retract the lie. And someone is still destroying evidence. With reporter Owen Reed beside her and Founders’ Night approaching, Clara must identify who opened the flood gate, why her father accepted the blame, and which carefully preserved truth was designed to mislead her. A fair-play adult mystery with reader case-notebook sections and clues planted before the final solution.
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