Deadly Prospect

Murder raises the stakes when Maggie Watson visits an isolated island that holds the key to a 1920s artist’s disappearance.

Somerset Harbor, Maine, is abuzz with the news that a lost painting by famed 1920s artist Edmund Brooks may exist and the priceless artwork just might be located on nearby Prospect Island, where Edmund vanished in 1925. Hired to inventory one of the enchanting summer cottages on the island, Maggie Watson can't help but Does Briarcliffe Cottage hold more than antique books and porcelain teacups . . . does it hide the clues needed to solve these decades-old mysteries?

To complicate matters, tempers are flaring on the island as billionaire investor Peter Stratton unveils plans to demolish homes and remodel almost every square inch into an exclusive resort. It appears that no one but Peter wants his plan to work, but what is he willing to do to succeed? And to what lengths will the local residents go to ensure that he doesn't? Maggie must untangle the mysteries of both today and yesteryear before tragedy strikes again.

This clever whodunit from Annie’s Antique Shop Mysteries series is a must-read for fans of cozy mysteries, antiques, New England, and female friendships.