Brenda H. (booksinvt) - , reviewed on 4/11/2020 + 457 more book reviews

Sealed off is the eighth installment in the A Maine Clambake Mystery series set in Busman's Harbor, Maine and featuring Julia Snowden, whose family runs Snowden Family Clambake. It's early October and the season is winding down for the winter on Morrow Island with only a handful of clambakes left to host and the push is on to get as much of the demo/renovation work done on Windsholme. A Russian demo crew has arrived to do the work on the family mansion, and Snowden relatives Marguerite and her niece Tallulah have also arrived to see the house.

Things have been a little tense between longtime employee Jason Caraway and Terry Durand, the ex con and brother of Julia's boyfriend Chris. The two have been vying for the attention of another female employee and when Jason is found bludgeoned and buried in the woodpile all fingers point to Terry as the killer. Not believing that Terry is guilty, Chris asks Julia to clear his brother's name.

A secondary mystery revolves around the sealed off room uncovered by the demolition crew. The room has been closed since 1898 and everything belonging to the governess that inhabited the room is completely preserved including her diary. With the help of Marguerite, Julia sets out to discover what happened to the governess and uncovers a sordid family secret.

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