The Manor House Mystery

by Maxine Barry

FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR FAITH MARTIN, WRITING AS MAXINE BARRY.

❤️ Friends to enemies to lovers

❤️ Childhood best friend

❤️ Amateur sleuth

❤️ Small-town setting

❤️ Slow burn

❤️ Second chance romance

Welcome to Nether Dene — the cosy English village where a crumbling manor, a long-buried secret and a second chance at first love are about to collide . . .

After thirteen years away, Oriana Foster has come home to the village that broke her heart — and bought the one house nobody thought she'd dare to touch: the Manor House, ancestral home of the very family who once helped send her away. 

With a fortune from an anonymous benefactor and a heart full of unanswered questions, her plan is simple. Move in quietly, clear her name and finally uncover the truth about the night Rollo Seton died. 

Because she didn’t kill him, but somebody knows who did.

What she didn’t count on was Lowell Seton.

Rollo’s infuriating but handsome younger brother is convinced Oriana is guilty — and he’ll do anything to win his family's house back. But he can’t deny that the spark that flared between them when they were sixteen has never quite gone out . . .

With her first love convinced of her guilt, can Oriana uncover the truth before the killer strikes again?

This cosy romantic mystery is perfect for readers who adore a charming English village, a swoony slow-burn romance and a twist they’ll never see coming.

Book Details

Genre: Romantic Mystery 

Format Available: ebook

Tour Type: Review Only

Page Count: 132 pdf pages

Standalone / Series: 1st book in the Dreaming Spires Romantic Mysteries

Publication Date: 19th August 2026

Publisher: Choc Lit (Imprint of Joffe Books)

Perfect for the fans of : Laurie Gilmore • Claire Kingsley • R.L. Killmore

 

This was previously published as The Lying Game

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