Review: Pleasant Romantic Mystery
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 5, 2014
Two female partners are retained to paint a portion of an old mansion,  with the possibility that they will obtain a contract to do the entire building. Since one partner is involved in finishing a job at a fast food joint, the heroine takes the major role in fulfilling the job at the mansion. There is a strange Will, involving the current possessors of the place, which requires that they stay a set number of hours a day for three months or they cannot inherit. On the stage with the partner in the drama are the young wife of a businessman, who is the more committed inheritor, her brother, who is helping her out, but will inherit also if he meets the criterion, a grumpy old head gardener, a young assistant gardener and handyman, a maid and a cook.Our heroine is still suffering from an unsuccessful two year romance and is edgy about entering another relationship. The male potential owner is very good looking and makes an immediate impact on our heroine.From Day 1 on the job, odd things are happening around the mansion, which exponentially increase the stress for the major inheritor. What's going on? Is it something rancid ? Are the townspeople, with their negative feelings toward the former owners who were the kingpins of the community, causing the troubles? Will the heroine and male potential owner fall in love?That's it. More romance than mystery. Nothing  very drastic happening.  Very light touch. No great suspense nor Miss Silver around to handle things.I found it pleasant light entertainment, nothing startling, quickly read, just the thing when one does not want to endure tormenting problems or high drama for a few hours.