Dead Mans Fingers
by By Lee, Barbara
Category: Fiction , Mystery & Detective , Women Sleuths

Maryland real estate agent Eve Elliott, who has given up her fast-paced life as a successful ad executive in New York City to join her aunt Lillian's real estate business, thinks she has found a peaceful existence in the sleepy little waterfront town on the Magothy. But when Eve lists one of the last unspoiled parcels on the Chesapeake Bay, she has no idea what conflicts have been set in motion, and things become as chaotic as the most crowded of subway rides.Eve is showing a house to a client, politician Vince Darner, and his wife - the former just happens to be in the midst of a heated campaign - when she witnesses a water-skiing accident. It is only the beginning of a nasty war that pits environmentalist against developer, politician against politician, and neighbor against neighbor. The next day Eve accompanies her aunt Lillian to a court hearing to determine if Lillian's neighbor Carl Rainey will get a variance to build a huge house on the property next to hers. When environmentalist and documentary filmmaker Lauren DeWitt shows up with evidence that the house cannot legally be built, the variance is denied. Eve and Aunt Lillian become scapegoats for the animosity that is sweeping through the town over the debate.