Grannys Chips
by Randolph Moreau
Category: Fiction

April 2003. It is a Friday morning, 6:04 a.m. Marc Balanger, celebrated author, waits for the Eurostar to pull out of Waterloo Station. Murder, blackmail, and mystery wait at the other end of his journey. In Paris, Balanger acquires his first hint of a curious mystery - a tale of a fabulous treasure, concealed on the grounds of the property he purchased in the south of France from the estate of the late Princess Andronikov. The murder of an unidentified foreigner in the nearby village of Lorgues and the appearance of one of dead princess' heirs lead Balanger and his band of amateur detectives to the conclusion that there is more than treasure at stake. One final thread remains to be knotted in the tapestry of revenge Princess Aleksandra wove from the coldness of her tomb. Another murder must take place before the last of the Andronikov treasures sees the light of day.