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When retired history professor Clara Whitmore returns to Mystic Seaport for its annual maritime festival, she expects little more than fried dough, fiddlers, and nostalgia. Instead, she discovers the body of Ben Carroway, a shipwright with a reputation for uncovering the Charles W. Morgan's long-forgotten secrets. Drawn into the mystery, Clara and her inquisitive niece Julia stumble upon a cryptic 19th-century ledger marked with diamond symbols, repeated references to something called blue, and a sketch pointing to a hidden compartment aboard the historic whaling ship. When Clara recovers a brass key that fits the hollow perfectly-but finds the space empty-the past begins to press in on the present. As the suspects gather-an ambitious museum director, a grieving apprentice, a wealthy donor desperate to protect her family's name, and a greedy antique dealer with too much interest in the Seaport's history-Clara realizes Ben's death was no accident. With Julia at her side, she must untangle a puzzle of smuggling, greed, and old secrets before the killer silences her too. Set against the atmospheric backdrop of Connecticut's iconic Seaport, Murder at Mystic Seaport blends maritime history, small-town charm, and a touch of danger in the first book of The Clara Whitmore Mysteries.

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