They are scared of her, and rightly so.Īs my memories start to crystalize, I am ever more determined to shelter them from harm. She is not the mother these children deserve. Cecelia is angry, unpredictable, unstable. Maybe, being in the house every day and night, I will remember more, uncover more, about the secret that haunts me…īut this family is not the happy one it appears from the outside. And when Cecelia, the mother, mistakes me for the new nanny, I seize the chance to move in. Going back to the house where I was born, I find a family living the life I’d always dreamed of. I’ll have to do whatever it takes to find out for myself. But, with her death, any chance of knowing the truth has disappeared. My mother revealed a terrible, dangerous secret in her last letter to me. Kinsey and Catherine Coles.Įverything I thought I knew about my life is a lie. Searching for the link between the deaths, will Maud and Daisy solve the case before another mysterious murder takes place?Ī page-turning historical whodunnit, perfect for fans of the mysteries of Helena Dixon, Verity Bright, T.E. When a local artist is found murdered, Maud and Daisy become convinced the two cases are connected.

Is it possible the man on the train was killed to cover up something in the village? And, if so, who would do such a thing? As they begin to piece together the chain of events, Maud and Daisy wonder whether the cases might be linked. Maud and Daisy can’t believe it – they’ve waited ages for a new case, and now one has literally landed in front of them! And when the local police rule the death as a tragic accident, the pair have no choice but to investigate what they believe is a murder…Īrriving in the Scottish village, Maud and Daisy go undercover to begin their hunt for the murderer, while also investigating the strange behaviour of Rose’s employer, a local art dealer. Edinburgh, 1911 : When Maud McIntyre receives a letter from a maid called Rose, sharing her suspicions that something strange is happening in the house where she works, she and her assistant Daisy immediately travel to the Highlands to investigate.īut as they are changing trains, the body of a man falls from the carriage right in front of them, a bullet in his head.

The Ancient Nine by Ian K. Smith