A Chime to Kill Author:Elizabeth Goddard Picturesque Somerset Harbor, Maine, is getting a new bakery, and Maggie Watson has the fun task of decorating the interior with vintage fare from her shop, Carriage House Antiques. Things get a lot more interesting just outside the bakery, however, when a mysterious antique clock is unearthed during the renovations. Intrigued, Maggie takes it up... more »on herself to dig up any information she can about the perplexing timepiece.
Maggie can't imagine who would have wanted to hide such a beautiful antique or why they would have buried it on that property, so she seeks out answers from a local expert, Mr. Zelenka. However, Maggie's sense of curiosity about the clock soon turns to unease as she notices someone following her around town. Is it a coincidence, or do they know something about the clock's history?
Working together with her friends at the historical society and handsome alderman James Bennett, Maggie pieces together clues that prove the clock has a value that extends beyond money. But it seems that someone in the town is determined to prevent Somerset Harbor's favorite amateur detectives from digging too deep. Does the beautiful antique have ties to murder, as a local legend indicates?
Things take a sinister turn as Mr. Zelenka is targeted by an unknown assailant and left for dead. Clearly, the discovery has someone so wound up that they are willing to take drastic steps to acquire the timepiece. Hot on the trail of the truth, Maggie finds herself in a dangerous game of "clock-and-dagger."
Will she uncover the clock's importance before time is up?« less