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On a bright, spring afternoon the body of George Wright, a childhood friend of criminal consultant Edmund DeCleryk, is discovered at a cemetery where casualties of the War of 1812 are buried. After conducting an autopsy, the medical examiner determines that George has been murdered, the cause of death by poisoning.

Retired police chief Edmund DeCleryk finds Emily Bradford's body on the beach below where the local museum and historical society stands. At the same time, a break-in has been reported at the museum, and Emily's coat and purse are found hanging on a peg in the gift shop, where she worked. When the police chief is called out of town for a family emergency, he hires Ed to assist with the murder investigation. After several leads don't pan out, the chief decides to close the case. Confident that with more time the murder can be solved, Ed is determined to continue investigating.

The first time they tried to kill her, she went to the police. The second time, she knew better. Caitlin Maxwell is on the run. They killed her husband, and now, they are after her. Alone and desperate, she turns to John Blalock, the one man from her past she knows she can trust. John risked his own life to save her once. Would he - could he - help her outwit and outrun her pursuers long enough for her to unravel the secret behind The Phoenix Egg?

This gentle mystery with an historical subplot is a perfect listen for lovers of maritime cozies with a twist. The charming, quiet coastal setting of a quaint village on Lake Ontario makes a perfect backdrop and counterpoint for the shocking murder that occurs early one morning at an historic site, just outside the village of Lighthouse Cove, NY, where slaves escaped to Canada during the abolition movement.