A Minnie Harper Mystery Series

As the 20th century turns, widowed mother of two Minnie Harper’s life takes a turn as well, of the romantic variety—yet even on holiday, sleuth worthy scandals manage to find her . . .

No sooner have Minnie and her former employer, author Stephen Dorian, finally confessed their feelings for one another than he is off on a literary tour of America. With his return date uncertain, Minnie accepts her Aunt Agatha’s offer to take her and her sister, Delia, to Cornwall for the opening of a luxury hotel.

Minnie is pleased to see Delia excited about something for the first time since the death of her fiancé. Even better, soon after their arrival, Delia meets a local artist with whom it’s clear there’s a spark. But at the hotel Minnie is taken aback to find herself face to face with Mrs. Edith Covington—Stephen’s ex-wife.

Edith is even lovelier than Minnie imagined, yet her irritable new husband seems interested only in playing cards. Minnie can’t help recalling rumors that Edith had accused Stephen of abandonment. She decides not to reveal her connection to him unless absolutely necessary.

The surprises continue when Stephen arrives unexpectedly. Unfortunately, the next morning they learn Mr. Covington has been found dead. Apparently, he took a fall during a nighttime stroll near the rocky cliffs. Edith, however, insists he was murdered—and wants Stephen’s help to prove it.

Stephen is reluctant, but the timing of his arrival puts him under suspicion, and he and Minnie begin to investigate. But as she unearths a quagmire of sketchy bickering, betting, and betrayal, everyone’s future, not to mention her relationship with Stephen, hangs in the balance . . .

After over a decade away, widowed mother of two Minnie Harper has left sunny Greece and returned to her native England at the turn of the 20th century—just as a cloud of suspicion falls over her younger sister in this cozy historical mystery for fans of  Jessica Fellowes, Tasha Alexander, Deanna Raybourn, Rhys Bowen, and the PBS series The Durrells in Corfu.

The world is changing at the dawn of the 20th century, but respectable English families still dread a public scandal. So Minnie agrees to accompany her reckless sister, Delia, for a night on the town with her Bohemian friends. The evening involves a raucous house party, a visit to a fortune-teller, and an encounter with a flirtatious baron, but none of that unsettles Minnie more than running into Stephen Dorian, her former employer in Corfu, who stirs in her a mix of resentment and attraction.

Soon after, Delia discovers the body of her rumored beau in his own home, and Minnie insists on playing by the rules and informing the police. After all, fleeing the scene could suggest Delia is guilty of more than an improper late-night rendezvous . . .

When the sisters return to the townhouse, their parents, dreading the threat of gossip, insist that Minnie help clear Delia’s name. Her discreet investigation will take her back into Delia’s decadent circle and have her crossing paths again with the baron—a collector of antiques—and the infuriating Stephen Dorian. But her new social life is soon overshadowed by dangerous intrigue that leads her to question even her own past . . .

Living in Greece at the turn of the twentieth century, widow Minnie Harper struggles to find her place in a swiftly changing world. But when a local woman is murdered, her resolve is put to the test in a race to shed light on the truth . . .


The first in a new series for fans of Tasha Alexander, Deanna Raybourn, Anna Lee Huber, Rhys Bowen, and the PBS series The Durrells in Corfu. . . Now available in paperback!

Living in Greece at the turn of the twentieth century, widow Minnie Harper struggles to find her place in a swiftly changing world. But when a local woman is murdered, her resolve is put to the test in a race to shed light on the truth . . .

Minnie Harper isn’t used to putting herself first. Not after she moved away from England only to be left raising two children alone on the Greek Island of Corfu following her husband’s unexpected death. But with her daughter begging to be sent to school abroad and her son grasping at his own independence, Minnie realizes she must prepare for the next stage of her life.

When famous mystery author Stephen Dorian settles into a neighboring villa, she is intrigued at first by the handsome Londoner—until he proves to be a boorish grump. Determined to avoid Stephen, Minnie is shocked when he offers her a job as his typist. But before Minnie can fully regret her decision to take the job, she makes a horrifying discovery—a young maid has been murdered, and local authorities aren’t moving fast enough to solve the terrible crime. Unwilling to allow the death to fade into obscurity like the stories of so many other women deemed unworthy by society, Minnie launches an investigation of her own—and reluctantly accepts Stephen’s help. As she embarks on a dangerous search for answers that reveals another side of Corfu, unsettling questions take shape about her employer-turned-confidant and the culprit who just might do whatever it takes to strike again . . .