Crafts and Life

Meg Corey has come to the quaint New England town of Granford, Massachusetts, to sell her mother's old colonial home and apple orchard. Instead, she becomes embroiled in development plans that include her land, and her former flame from Boston. When he's found dead in the new septic tank on her property, the police immediately suspect Meg, whose only ally in town is the plumber Seth Chapin. Together, they'll have to peel back the layers of secrecy that surround the deal in order to find the real murderer, and save the orchard.

The start of a new (to me) series (although I read the prequel Novella a few days back!), Meg has lost her job at a bank following a merger and her Mum suggests she takes some time out to plan what to do next and at the same time refurbish a house they have been left ready for sale.  A month in and Meg is finding things are not really going smoothly! Every time she starts to do something in the house it seems to kick off another few jobs and then to add insult to injury the plumbing goes wrong, leading to the replacement of the septic tank.  Add in that on the same day her old boyfriend turns up on her doorstep and all signs lead to panic!