That Mainwaring Affair

July sunlight slips through the shutters of Hugh Mainwaring’s elegant New York office as he settles the future of a family fortune—and his cousin quietly wonders who would inherit if there were no will.

On a sultry afternoon, the wealthy stockbroker gathers his English relations and his attorney to make arrangements before his fiftieth birthday. Hugh intends to name his young namesake, Hugh Mainwaring, Jr., as heir, rewarding a family strategy decades in the making. But cousin Ralph has never forgotten the estate Hugh sold, and the attorney warns that drawing up the will at Fair Oaks might attract unwelcome attention. With a fortune at stake and old loyalties beneath the polished manners, Hugh is determined to have his wishes carried out. Who else may have a claim—and what will the family reunion bring to light?

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