The Secret Staircase: A Mystery (Victorian Village Mysteries, 3)

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.Kate 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.Kate'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.