~ About the Book ~ At the urgent request of an old school friend, Drew and Madeline Farthering come to Bloodworth Park Lodge in the midst of the Yorkshire moors, a place as moody and mysterious as a Brontë hero. There have been several worrisome incidents out on the moor–property destroyed, fires started, sheep and cattle scattered–and worst of all, the vicar has been found dead on the steps of the church.
Publisher’s Description: December 5th, 1941. Houston socialite, Tracy Truworth, is always on the lookout for something suspicious. Especially after growing up with her nose in the latest Katie McClue mystery novel, a series featuring a twenty-something female detective and her constant feats of derring-do. And for Tracy, escaping reality through reading couldn’t come at a better time, since her own life isn’t exactly going along like she’d hoped. Not with her overbearing mother determined to see Tracy marry Michael — a lawyer likely to be a U.S. Senator someday — in a wedding rivaling royalty. Yet everything changes for
“I should have known something was wrong. I mean, I did know. Or thought I knew, but I didn’t figure out what it was. What good is it to be meant to help people when you do nothing but stand by and let them die anyway?” “Come on,” she said, and she helped him out of his tailcoat and the satin waistcoat beneath. “Now sit down.” She guided him a few steps backward until he felt the bed against his legs and sat down. Then she knelt at his feet and began tugging at his shoe. “Here now, I