Resting Witch Face
(2026)(The second book in the Grave Matter Mysteries series)
A Story by Wynn Valentine
Renovations are hell. Especially when the walls are hiding a body.
Merritt Vance thought dealing with ghosts was hard, but dealing with contractors is worse. When a routine basement renovation at the Fallows Athenaeum reveals a mummified body sealed inside the wall, Merritt finds herself dusting off a twenty-year-old cold case.
The victim? A prohibition-era rum-runner who supposedly vanished with a fortune in gold. The suspect list? The Pates family—the town's oldest and wealthiest dynasty—who are determined to keep their secrets buried, even if it means burying the detective next.
In Resting Witch Face, the second book in the Grave Matters Mysteries series, Merritt teams up with Jasper Abernathy to dig through the town's dirty laundry. With a library full of suspects, a ghost acting as a filing system, and a severe case of "Resting Witch Face," Merritt has to hammer out the truth before the killer bricks her in.
Perfect for fans of library mysteries, cold cases, and heroines who prefer stone to socializing.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Merritt Vance thought dealing with ghosts was hard, but dealing with contractors is worse. When a routine basement renovation at the Fallows Athenaeum reveals a mummified body sealed inside the wall, Merritt finds herself dusting off a twenty-year-old cold case.
The victim? A prohibition-era rum-runner who supposedly vanished with a fortune in gold. The suspect list? The Pates family—the town's oldest and wealthiest dynasty—who are determined to keep their secrets buried, even if it means burying the detective next.
In Resting Witch Face, the second book in the Grave Matters Mysteries series, Merritt teams up with Jasper Abernathy to dig through the town's dirty laundry. With a library full of suspects, a ghost acting as a filing system, and a severe case of "Resting Witch Face," Merritt has to hammer out the truth before the killer bricks her in.
Perfect for fans of library mysteries, cold cases, and heroines who prefer stone to socializing.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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