In New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris's Aurora Teagarden series, a small-town librarian feels like life is passing her by, while, at the same time, death comes calling...

Going to two weddings - one of a former lover - and a funeral for a member of her disbanded crime discussion group keeps Aurora "Roe" Teagarden quite busy for a few months. Unfortunately, her personal life seems to be at a standstill - until her fortunes unexpectedly change.

After the funeral Roe learns that Jane Engle, the deceased, has named her as heir to a rather substantial estate, which includes money, jewelry, and a house complete with a skull hidden in a window seat. Knowing Jane, Roe concludes that the elderly woman has purposely left her a murder to solve. So she must identify the victim and figure out which one of Jane's ordinary-seeming neighbors is a murderer - without putting herself in deadly danger...

"Pleasant reading ... Heartily recommend[ed]."
- PEN & DAGGER

"An appealing cast of southern gothic characters."
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