{"product_id":"the-secret-staircase-a-mystery-victorian-village-mysteries-4","title":"The Secret Staircase: A Mystery (Victorian Village Mysteries, 3)","description":"From New York Times bestselling author Sheila Connolly, The Secret Staircase is the third Victorian Village Mystery, which finds Kate Hamilton discovering a long-dead body in a hidden staircase.\n\nKate Hamilton is feeling good about her plans to recreate Asheboro, Maryland as the Victorian village it once was. The town is finally on her side, and the finances are coming together.\n\nKate's first goal is to renovate the Barton Mansion on the outskirts of town. Luckily, it's been well maintained in the century since the wealthy Henry Barton lived and died there. The only substantial change she's planning is to update the original kitchen so that it can be used to cater events in the building. But when the contractor gets started, he discovers a hidden staircase that had been walled in years earlier. And as Kate's luck would have it, in the stairwell is a body.\n\nAfter her initial shock wears off, Kate is relieved when the autopsy reveals that the man had died around 1880. Unfortunately, it also reveals that his was not a natural death―he was murdered. And serious questions remain: who was he and what was he doing there?\n\nKate begins a hunt to identify the man and figure out what he was doing at the Barton Mansion. But when a second body is found―this time from the present day―Kate realizes that real dangers lie in digging up the past...\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1250135907\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1250135907.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Connolly, Sheila\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41644009979962,"sku":"DBV.1250135907.A","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1250135907-0_f66df052-d364-4ae4-96e6-6517de81c6d5.jpg?v=1789104561","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-secret-staircase-a-mystery-victorian-village-mysteries-4","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}