MURDER IN THISTLECROSS
by
Amy M. Reade
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
The emerald hills and violet valleys of
Wales seem the ideal place to start over after murder—and
divorce—shattered Eilidh’s life in the Scottish Highlands. But
within the stone walls of an ancient castle, a family’s dark,
violent past threatens much more than her newfound tranquility . . .
For the past two years, Eilidh has
called the quaint Welsh village of Thistlecross home, embracing her
new life as estate manager of a restored fifteenth-century castle.
But the long-anticipated arrival of her employer’s three estranged
sons and their wives transforms Gylfinog Castell from a welcoming
haven to a place seething with dangerous secrets. When the escalating
tensions culminate in murder, Eilidh must sift through a castle full
of suspects both upstairs and downstairs. She can trust no one as she
follows a twisting maze of greed and malice to ferret out a killer
who’s breaching every defense, preparing to make Eilidh the next to
die.
Arthur
Tucker sat on the floor, slumped sideways, head resting against the
sharp edge of the nightstand. His eyes were closed. Blood seeped from
a wound above his left ear.
Minutes
earlier, in a drunken stupor, he had tried to crawl into bed and
missed the mark, hitting his head on the nightstand and causing the
deep gash on his scalp.
In
rising pain and panic, he called for help in a voice that, though
feeble and confused, somehow remained imperious and harsh.
A
person stood in the shadow of the doorway, watching with ambivalence
as the lifeblood flowed out of Arthur. The person had every intention
of calling for an ambulance, but not until Arthur was good and dead.
It
took longer than the person expected for Arthur to finally take in
one last, ragged breath. Blood had stopped spreading beside him and
was already beginning to congeal. The person watching from the
doorway waited another minute or two, then walked over to Arthur,
careful to avoid stepping in the blood, and felt his wrist.
No
pulse. It was over.
The
person went downstairs and called for an ambulance.
USA
Today bestselling author Amy
M. Reade is also the author
of Secrets of Hallstead
House and The
Ghosts of Peppernell Manor. She
grew up in northern New York, just south of the Canadian border, and
spent her weekends and summers on the St. Lawrence River. She
graduated from Cornell University and then went on to law school at
Indiana University in Bloomington. She practiced law in New York City
before moving to southern New Jersey, where, in addition to writing,
she is a wife, a full-time mom and a volunteer in school, church and
community groups. She lives just a stone’s throw from the Atlantic
Ocean with her husband and three children as well as a dog and two
cats. She loves cooking and all things Hawaii and is currently at
work on her next novel.
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