CIA librarian turned ice cream shop owner Riley Rhodes is having a busy Halloween season, coinciding with her October 31st date of birth. While she and her family are used to postponing her birthday celebrations so that they can honor each occasion separately, someone else in her Connecticut town is intent on combining the date…
CHAPTER 1 SATURDAY, The Day before Halloween Nothing like reading other people’s mail.” Flo Fairweather’s sky-blue eyes sparkled as she smothered a luscious hot fudge sundae with light-as-air whipped cream. “I hope we find some juicy gossip.” Her sister, Gerri Hunt, huffed. “Reading the Collins family letters is historical research of first-person documents, not…
Former CIA librarian-turned-ice cream shop proprietor Riley Rhodes is happy to accept a big catering job as the New England summer draws to a close, padding her coffers for the inevitably leaner winter months ahead. The owner of the nearby Moy Mull Castle, a grand estate patterned on actual Scottish architecture that was later turned…
Chapter 1 After spending ten hours on my feet at the ice cream shop, I longed for a hot bath and a few hours curled up with an Agatha Christie paperback, a glass of pinot noir, and a cuddle with my cat, Rocky. But as the old New England saying goes, there’s no rest for…
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Chapter 1 If you looked up “New England” you’d probably find a picture of my hometown, Penniman, Connecticut. Miles of gray stone walls bordering narrow country lanes? Check. A covered bridge? A town green with a war memorial in the center of the emerald swath of grass? Check and check. My rented car’s engine…
