The Watermeadow Mystery: the Secret Treasure at Hawton by Peter Tyrer

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Frothy Watermeadow is the lord of an idyllic estate, Watermeadow, ridden with debt for generations. Legend has it the estate has buried gold, which seems like the only solution to Frothy’s mounting problems with demanding creditors. The resident geologist Rock Solid finds some promising flakes and celebrations are in order. In the party for the ages, everyone is invited, but it is remembered for all the wrong reasons. A night of fun culminates in a murder.

Who was murdered and why? Was there any gold or some other treasure? Why was it on the Watermeadow Estate? 134pp