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A Hive of Suspects: An Irish Village Mystery (Rue Morgue)
A Hive of Suspects An Irish Village Mystery - Rue Morgue Author:Sheila Pim Jason Prendergast built his fortune taking minerals from the earth near the Irish town of Drumclash, but bees became the real passion of his life once the mines gave up the last of their riches. When he dies after dining on honey from one of his own hives, village beekeepers suspect local bees are feasting on poisonous plants and infecting hives... more » with deadly nectar. But the Civic Guard prefers to look for a human hand and suspicion falls on Phoebe Prendergast, a niece who gave up a promising career on the stage to look after the old man. The dead man's solicitor can't believe in Phoebe's guilt and conceals from the police the fact that the old man was about to add a codicil to his will disinheriting her should she return to the stage -- even after his death.
A satisfying mystery written in Pim's pleasant style. She wrote four of these Irish stories, but none is connected with another so they do not need to be read in any special order.