Cedric III, Part 1

A Trilogy with Topiaries

In the genteel depths of Southern society—where gossip is currency, calamity wears lace gloves, and bourbon flows before brunch—Colonel Cedric Beauregard Fitzhugh the Third stumbles through a trilogy of misadventures. From scandalous garden brunches and matchmaking misfires to a murder-mystery club’s deadly encounter (and one goat with political aspirations), chaos simmers beneath the genteel surface. Standing as the last bastion of order is Arora Palindrome, his razor-sharp majordomo armed with cold ceviche, a clipboard, and a plan for every catastrophe. With biting wit, bourbon-soaked absurdity, and a twist of gothic intrigue, this collection is a rollicking celebration of Southern manners, mischief, and mayhem.
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Imagine Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil collided with Knives Out and got thoroughly Southern-fried. Colonel Cedric Fitzhugh—a reluctant aristocrat prone to catastrophe—is dragged through a whirlwind of scandalous social events, political livestock uprisings, and a murder mystery that’s far too literal. With his ever-composed majordomo Arora by his side, Cedric navigates matchmaking ambushes, topiary homicides, and biscuit betrayals, all while keeping his one true love close: bourbon before brunch.
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When a goat with political ambitions, an absinthe-laced limeade fountain, and a murder-mystery brunch gone terribly wrong collide in the world of Southern gentleman Cedric Fitzhugh, it’s up to his razor-sharp majordomo to keep the mansion—and its manners—from collapsing into genteel disaster.