The Secret of Ravens Valley
(2026)(The second book in the Liza and Mrs.Wilkens Mystery series)
A novel by Linda Norlander
Fanny Porter, besieged rural community librarian, ends a video call with her friend Liza Johnson with the cryptic words ‘You know I’m in deep, and it’s scaring me.’ Several days later, she is found dead on a lonely county road near the town of Ravens Valley.
At the funeral, Liza and her neighbor, Mrs. Wilkens, discover a town cloaked in fear. People are afraid to attend the funeral because Fanny was embroiled with a powerful group trying to ban books in the library. But the fear goes deeper in a community dependent upon the Santos Brothers Farm for its survival. When Goldie, Liza’s cat, is poisoned, Liza and Mrs. Wilkens race against time to discover the secret of Ravens Valley.
Genre: Mystery
At the funeral, Liza and her neighbor, Mrs. Wilkens, discover a town cloaked in fear. People are afraid to attend the funeral because Fanny was embroiled with a powerful group trying to ban books in the library. But the fear goes deeper in a community dependent upon the Santos Brothers Farm for its survival. When Goldie, Liza’s cat, is poisoned, Liza and Mrs. Wilkens race against time to discover the secret of Ravens Valley.
Genre: Mystery