The Twins and the Trapdoor

Twin sisters unravel the mystery of a missing woman at the family manor in this third book in the cozy historical fiction series The Manor Mysteries that follows two heirloom lockets through generations of the same family.

Margaret and her twin sister, Dorothea, turn twelve years old in just a few days. As Linden Manor prepares to honor their birthday in grand fashion, the twins are distracted from the celebrations by an Irish refugee named James O’Toole.

James is looking for his long-lost wife Ellen, who was employed at Linden Manor many years ago. The twins take it upon themselves to investigate Ellen’s disappearance, but they uncover some startling clues about their dear lady’s maid, Liza, along the way…and realize that Linden Manor is full of more secrets and surprises than they ever knew.