First published 2014
Hannah Smith takes on what seems like a straightforward case. A Palm Beach widow wants to prove the seller of a historic house hid crucial information about the property. The house faces demolition to make way for condominiums unless Hannah can uncover the truth. She digs into the building's dark past, discovering its connection to a Civil War battle that involved her own ancestors. Two former owners died there under suspicious circumstances. Were they suicides or murders? Hannah views the job as perfect. She can halt the condo development and trace her family roots at the same time. Ghosts don't worry her. She doesn't believe in them. But as Hannah investigates deeper, she discovers that living obsessions pose far greater threats than any supernatural presence. The case pulls her into dangers she never anticipated, and human fixation may prove more deadly than any haunting.
Genres: adventure, mystery, contemporary, paranormal
Vibes: atmospheric, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Palm Beach
Period: Civil War
333 pages · Hardcover · G.P. Putnam's Sons