Lexy Lomax, still masquerading as a private investigator in Clopwolde-on-Sea, has a strange commission from a younger than usual client... Sixteen year old Rowana Paterson's troubles began when she received news of an unexpected death. Did Elizabeth Cassall, an old friend of the family, fall from the top floor window of her lonely hill-top cottage – or was she pushed?
And why do the mysterious Gallimore family at nearby Pilgrim's Farm desperately want to get their hands on Elizabeth's cottage? Much against her better judgement, Lexy finds herself staying there alone. Glimpses of a strange black dog, purported to be a legendary hell hound, do nothing to ease her mind. Slowly, Lexy begins to discover the truth about Elizabeth Cassell's death, and the mystery at the heart of Pilgrim's Farm. Dark forces are not only at work - they’re positively running amok...
*British author Hill's smashing sequel to Dead Woman's Shoes (2008) avoids the usual cozy cliches in this cracking good read.US Publishers' Weekly (starred review)
*In this sequel to Dead Woman’s Shoes (2008), Hill again shows a winning way with whimsical mystery. --Michele Leber, Booklist
Lexy Lomax, still masquerading as a private investigator in Clopwolde-on-Sea, has a strange commission from a younger than usual client... Sixteen year old Rowana Paterson's troubles began when she received news of an unexpected death. Did Elizabeth Cassall, an old friend of the family, fall from the top floor window of her lonely hill-top cottage – or was she pushed? 