First published 2022
Gabriela Domenici sorts through soggy donations at the Ohnita Harbor Public Library rummage sale when she spots a small box holding an unusual cross. The carved center proves to be ivory, and evidence connects it to Catherine of Siena, the medieval saint. Gabriela uses her skills as a document authenticator to trace the cross's origins. But darker mysteries plague the town. A respected local resident turns up dead in the harbor waters. Then someone commits murder right on the library grounds. Gabriela works to uncover the cross's secrets while bodies pile up around her. She navigates new romantic feelings, trying to separate fleeting attraction from deeper connection. Danger creeps closer as she investigates. She must solve the puzzle before whoever is killing people in Ohnita Harbor decides she knows too much.
Genres: suspense, mystery, thriller, contemporary-romance
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Ohnita Harbor, Ohnita Harbor Public Library
Period: medieval
394 pages · Paperback · Woodhall Press