The Family Vault (The Sarah Kelling and Max Bittersohn Mysteries #1)

By: Charlotte MacLeod

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Synopsis: An aging stripper&’s fresh corpse turns up in an old family tomb at Boston Common in this &“first-rate suspense whodunit&” (The Cincinnati Post). Like many old New England families, the Kellings live to die. Although their family vault is spacious and comfortable, it will not do for Sarah Kelling&’s Great-Uncle Frederick. In his will, he demands to be buried inside the ancient family tomb at Boston Common, which hasn&’t admitted a new member in over a century. But when the Kellings crack the old vault&’s door, they find a recently built brick wall—and behind it lays a surprisingly fresh corpse, a skeleton with rubies in its teeth. Her name was Ruby Redd, and many years ago she was the toast of Boston&’s burlesque scene. Her murder case is ice cold, but when Sarah begins investigating it, she finds that the fiery passions behind Ruby&’s death still burn white hot. With the help of art-fraud investigator Max Bittersohn, Sarah will solve the mystery of the stripper&’s murder—or take her own place in the family vault.