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Agreeing to help refurbish Harlequin House, a one-time hideout for wounded gangsters, Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree uncovers the skeleton of a notorious 1920s flapper, a discovery that is complicated by a new corpse sitting next to the old one.
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It is nearly midnight when the enormous bell in the belfry of All Faith Chapel -- silent for decades -- peals, startling awake the entire town of Eastport. Upon inspection of the steeple, the police uncover the body of local teenager Karen Hansen, who had climbed the belfry's dark, rickety stairs for a midnight rendezvous. But instead of an exciting new life, Karen met her death. Meanwhile, as an epic nor'easter bears down on the idyllic island town,...
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After more than three decades eluding justice, the man who murdered Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree's mother is finally about to stand trial--until he vanishes into thin air. Jake has a terrible foreboding of where Ozzie Campbell will turn up next. And while the local police chief is sure she's overreacting, the truth is far worse than even Jake's worst fears.
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When a mysterious book is unearthed from the foundation of Jake's 1823 fixer-upper, she immediately sends it off to local book historian Horace Robotham. After all, there must be a logical explanation for why the long-buried volume has her name in it, written in what looks suspiciously like blood. But all logic goes out the window when the book disappears, and Horace turns up dead. When two more victims turn up in a town better known for its scenic...
5) Unhinged
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Already hobbled by a nasty tumble off a ladder, Jacobia Tiptree finds her life further complicated by the disappearance of a foul-minded curmudgeon, whose corpse turns up sandwiched between the walls of her cellar.
6) Crawlspace
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The infamous Dodd murders are hardly among Eastport, Maine's proudest legacies. So when bestselling true crime author Carolyn Rathbone arrives to research the case for a new book, the locals in the seaside town let her know that she's about as welcome as a spoiled clam. But surely no one would harm a crime writer out of a sense of civic pride--or would they? House restorer and amateur detective Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree has her own problems, from...
7) Tool & die
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Jake hires Bella Diamond to keep her house in tip-top shape. But when Bella confides in Jake that she's been receiving death threats, Jake must find out who is frightening the housekeeper, or risk losing her.