Short-Circuited in Charlotte (Pret' Near Perfect Mystery #2)

The next installment in Amy Patricia Meades Vermont series takes classic mystery high-tech! When US Forest Ranger, Nick Buckley, is invited to the Creators Cavalcade to present his employers environmental initiatives, his wife, Stella, sees the science and technology driven event which takes place on the grounds of a luxurious nineteenth century estate as a holiday from the drudgeries of new homeownership and small-town life. However, when the Cavalcades Founder and Director, Philip Morehouse, is found dead in his bed of an apparent heart attack and the inventor of geodesic yurt housing is discovered bludgeoned to death, it quickly becomes apparent that this will be a working weekend for both Buckleys. With a cast of characters that includes a Steampunk designer, a robotics engineer, an Italian fiber optic artist, a recycled materials percussionist, a glass-blowing anatomist, and a French chef who is a master of molecular gastronomy, its clear that everyone at the Cavalcade possessed both the brains and technological know-how to make Morehouses death seem accidental. But did they? Was Morehouses death due to an ongoing heart issue or something far more sinister? And how could his death be linked to the brutal bludgeoning of a man who sought to use his creation to shelter the homeless? Only by embracing her inner geek can Stella solve the mystery behind both mens unfortunate demises. But can she do so before the killer strikes again? And, more importantly, can she do so before the Cavalcades all-vegan menu drives burger-loving Nick to drastic measures? When forest ranger Nick Buckley is invited to the Creator's Cavalcade to present his employer's environmental initiatives, his wife, Stella, sees the science & art driven even as a holiday away from the drudgeries of new home ownership and small town life. When the Cavalcade's founder and director, Philip Morehouse, is found dead in his bed of an apparent heart attack and the inventor of geodesic yurt housing is discovered stabbed to death, it quickly becomes clear that this will be a working weekend for both Buckleys. Everyone at the Cavalcade possesses the brains and the technological know-how to make Morehouse's death look like a natural one. But was his death due to an ongoing cardiac issue or something far more sinister? And can his death be linked to the brutal slaying of a man who sought to use his creation to shelter the homeless? "When US Forest Ranger, Nick Buckley, is invited to the Creator's Cavalcade to present his employer's environmental initiatives, his wife, Stella, sees the science & art driven event, which takes place on the grounds of a luxurious nineteenth century estate, as a holiday from the drudgeries of new homeownership and small-town life. However, when the Cavalcade's Founder and Director, Philip Morehouse, is found dead in his bed of an apparant heart attack and the inventor of geodesic yurt housing is disovered stabbed to death, it quickly becomes clear that this will be a working weekend for both Buckleys."--Pg 4 of cover