Deadly Secrets at Ballyford Manor

By

Ellen Butler
Ariadne Winter trades Paris for an Irish manor—and walks into murder. Dark secrets surface, and someone will kill to keep them buried.
Deadly Secrets at Ballyford Manor

By

Ellen Butler

Ariadne Winter trades Paris for an Irish manor—and walks into murder. Dark secrets surface, and someone will kill to keep them buried.

From Paris runways to country manors, danger is always in fashion.

When intrepid journalist Ariadne Winter leaves behind the glittering cafés and haute couture of 1958 Paris for the misty hills of rural Ireland, she expects champagne toasts and countryside charm at her cousin’s engagement celebration. But amidst party prep excitement the festive mood at Ballyford Manor is shattered when a body is discovered among the ruins of the ancient castle grounds.

The local inspector suspects an accident—but Ariadne knows better.

Armed with her sharp wit and a reporter’s determination, Ariadne peels back the polished façade of the O’Connell family, uncovering simmering tensions and long-held grudges that refuse to stay buried. As she navigates a world of crumbling aristocracy, whispered scandals, and dark family legacies, Ariadne realizes someone will do anything to keep the past hidden — even if it means making her the next victim.

About the Author

Ellen Butler is the international bestselling author of the Karina Cardinal mystery series, praised by Publishers Weekly as “intelligent escapism.” Drawing on her real-life experience working on Capitol Hill and with a medical association in Washington, D.C., Butler infuses her fast-paced mystery-action novels with authenticity and intrigue. In addition to her contemporary thrillers, Butler writes the Ariadne Winter historical mysteries and award-winning spy fiction. Her novel The Brass Compass has earned numerous accolades, including the Speak Up Talk Radio Firebird Book Award, the IndieReader Discovery Award, and a Readers’ Favorite Silver Medal for Historical Fiction. The sequel, Operation Blackbird: A Cold War Spy Novel, was inspired by true events and went on to win the prestigious Next Generation Indie Book Award gold medal for historical fiction.

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