Description
An antique watch disappears from a sealed glass cabinet. The man responsible for protecting it is found dead. And every apparent answer raises another question.
At Linden Hall’s much-anticipated antiques exhibition, the rare Halden watch is the centerpiece of an evening meant to celebrate Wrenbridge’s history. Security supervisor Martin Quill checks the display, verifies the seal, and prepares to close the gallery. Minutes later, the watch is gone—yet no one appears to have opened the cabinet. Before the night is over, Martin is found murdered in a preparation room.
Newspaper editor Nell Mercer and her photographer brother, Owen, begin with what they can actually establish: a narrow service corridor, conflicting movements, a curious feature of the old display, and a café receipt that seems to settle an alibi. As the town rushes toward an easy suspect, the siblings discover how little a locked door or a precise timestamp can prove on its own.
To uncover the truth, Nell and Owen must distinguish what witnesses saw from what everyone assumed—and give Martin Quill’s final, careful observations the attention they deserve.
A complete, standalone traditional whodunit, The Glass Cabinet is Book Two of The Wrenbridge Mysteries.
