Murder in the Museum

Early one gray November morning,retired Lighthouse CoveNY police chiefEdmund DeClerykfinds Emily Bradford┬┐s body on the beach at the base of the bluff where the local museum and historical society stands. At the same timea break-in has been reported at the museumand Emily┬┐s coat and purse are found hanging on a peg in the museum┬┐s gift shop where she worked. Was her death the result of a burglary gone bad or something more sinister? When the police chief is called out of town for a family emergencyhe hires Ednow working as a criminal consultantto assist deputy police chiefCarrie Ramoswith the murder investigation. After several leads don┬┐t pan outthe chiefnow back in Lighthouse Covedecides to close the case. Confident that with more time the murder can be solvedEd is determined to continue investigating on his ownwith encouragement from his wifeAnniethe museum┬┐s executive director. One morning while in the basement of the museumthe couple discovers a copy of a map dated 1785and Ed┬┐s instincts tell him it may be connected to Emily┬┐s death. On a hunch he and Annie travel to TorontoCanadawhere he learns of the original map and a manuscript written in 1847 that were unearthed during an architectural dig. The manuscript contains information about a ship that capsized during a fierce storm on Lake Ontario — in 1785. Now Ed has clues as to why the murder occurredbut he still doesn┬┐t know who committed the crime. Or does he?