Elizabeth Parker Mystery, tome 3 : Murder Most Persuasive
Tracy Kiely2011

After the death of Elizabeth Parker's great-uncle Martin Reynolds, the family's house in the picturesque Maryland town of St Michaels is sold. When the new owners dig up the pool, they find the body of the man thought to have run off with a million dollars from the family business. This grisly discover not only unearths old questions about what really happened to the stolen money, but it brings Detective Joe Muldoon back into the family's lives. Eight years earlier, Elizabeth's cousin Ann reluctantly broke off her relationship with Joe due to family pressure. Ann always regretted that decision and now fears it is too late for her and Joe - especially after she becomes the main suspect