Murder Will Out

In this sparkling, energetic debut, we have a murder to be solved, not just for the benefit of the community, but for the health and well-being of the ghosts that abide within the Cameron family mansion that is under contention. Willow, graduate music student and accomplished organist, receives an invitation from her long-estranged godmother, Sue, to attend her wedding. The message was written long before it was sent. Sue is now dead, and Willow makes it to the funeral with just enough time to play Sue’s favorite music. Maine’s Little North Island is where she spent her summers with Sue until her parents summarily ended the arrangement with no explanation. Sue had come out as a lesbian to Willow’s parents, which they found abhorrent. After the service, the next Cameron heir is poisoned, and Willow, along with a tight group of local women, set out to unearth the truth. Her own top-notch research skills pale in comparison to those of the village librarian, who unearths essential old family facts. This is a wonderfully tangled plot, and the characters are aided in the solving by a fantastic range of ghosts. It is oh-so-much fun and leaves open the possibility of another to come.