Sheila Connolly

While visiting the small Irish village where her Gran was born, Maura tries to get to know the people who knew her Gran, but instead, finds herself mired in a homicide investigation when a body is discovered in a nearby bog.

Buried in a Bog

When a collection of George Washington's letters go missing on the day of the Pennsylvania Antiquarian Society's gala, fundraiser Nell Pratt, frustrated with the Society president--and her boyfriend--for not pushing an investigation, looks into the mystery herself and uncovers a long history of crime that could get her killed. Original.

Fundraising the Dead

While renovating the Massachusetts colonial house her mother inherited to sell it quickly for a share of the profits, Meg Corey unexpectedly becomes enamored of the house and orchard, until she stumbles upon the dead body of her ex-boyfriend floating in her new septic tank. Original.

One Bad Apple

"The first in a brand-new series from New York Times bestselling author Sheila Connolly! Katherine Hamilton's goal in high school was to escape from her dead-end hometown of Asheford, Maryland. Fifteen years later she's got a degree in hospitality management and a great job supervising every aspect of the day-to-day operations of a high-end boutique hotel on the Baltimore waterfront. Then her high school best friend asks her to come talk with the town leaders of Asheford, but she won't say why. Kate can't cut her last link to her past, so she agrees to make the short trip across the state to Asheford. Once Kate arrives, the town council members reveal that their town is on the verge of going bankrupt, and they've decided that Kate's skills and knowledge make her the perfect person to cure all their ills. The town has used its last available funds to buy the huge Victorian mansion just outside of town, hoping to use it to attract some of the tourists who travel to visit the nearby Civil War battle sites. Kate has less-than-fond memories of the mansion, for personal reasons, but to make matters worse, the only person who has presented a possible alternate plan is Cordelia Walker--Kate's high school nemesis, who had a hand in driving Kate away from Asheford so many years. But a few days later Kate receives a call from the police--Cordelia has been found dead on the mansion property, and Kate is all-but certain that her name is high on the suspect list. She finds herself juggling the murder investigation and her growing fascination with the magnificent old house that turns out to be full of long-hidden mysteries itself. Kate knows she must clear her name and save her town--before she ends up behind bars"--

A Victorian Village Mystery

Murder at the Mansion

From New York Times bestselling author Sheila Connolly, The Secret Staircase is the third Victorian Village Mystery which finds Katherine Hamilton discovering a long-dead body on a hidden staircase. Kate Hamilton is feeling good about her plans to recreate Asheboro, Maryland as the Victorian town it once was. The town is finally on her side, and the finances are coming together. Even two recent murders aren't enough to discourage her: after she helped to solve them, she put them behind her. Now comes the time to make real plans, and her first goal is to renovate the Barton Mansion on the outskirts of town. Luckily, it's been maintained in good condition in the century since the wealthy Henry Barton lived and died there. So the only substantial change she's planning is to update the original kitchen so that it can be used to cater events in the building. But when the contractor gets started, he discovers a staircase that had been walled in years earlier. And of course, given the way Kate's luck has been going, there's a body on the stairs. After the first shock, Kate is relieved when the autopsy reveals that the man had died around 1880. Unfortunately, it also reveals that he had not died a natural death—he had been murdered. And the questions remain: who was he and what was he doing there? So Kate and Carroll Peterson, who Kate had drafted to sort through Henry Barton's papers, start a hunt to identify the man and why he died at the Barton Mansion. But when a second body is found—this time from the present day—Kate realizes that someone may not be so keen on her digging up the past...

The Secret Staircase

The New York Times and USA Today bestseller by Sheila Connolly! Abby Kimball has just moved to New England with her boyfriend and is trying to settle in, but the experience is proving to be quite unsettling, to say the least. While on a tour of local historic homes, Abby witnesses a family scene that leaves her gasping for breath—because the family has been dead for nearly a century. Another haunting episode follows, and another, until it seems to Abby that everything she touches is drawing her in, calling to her from the past. Abby would doubt her sanity if it weren’t for Ned Newhall, the kind and knowledgeable guide on that disturbing house tour. Rather than telling her she’s hallucinating, Ned takes an interest in Abby’s strange encounters and encourages her to figure out what’s going on, starting with investigating the story of the family she saw . . . and exploring her own past. But as Abby begins to piece together a history that’s as moving as it is shocking and unravels a long-ago mystery that nearly tore her family apart, she also begins to suspect that Ned’s got secrets of his own, and that his interest may be driven as much by a taste for romance as a love for history.

Relatively Dead

When her mother arrives unannounced during harvest season, apple orchard owner Meg Corey finds things taking a turn for the worse when an old friend of her mother's is found dead on her property and her mother stands accused of the crime. Original.

A Killer Crop

When the dead body of a local organic-farming enthusiast is found in her springhouse with traces of pesticide poisoning, orchard owner Meg Corey discovers that there is more than one bad apple in the bunch as she tries to clear her name. Original.

Rotten to the Core

Nell Pratt, president of the Pennsylvania Antiquarian Society in Philadelphia, gets involved in an explosive mystery when an arsonist sets a series of warehouse fires that results in the death of a guard--and involves the Fireman's Museum's most prized possession. Original. 40,000 first printing.

Fire Engine Dead

Finally settling in to her new Irish home, Bostonian and pub owner Maura Donovan investigates when the local manor house gardener is murdered after a mysterious woman arrives searching for a long-lost Van Dyck painting.

Scandal in Skibbereen

After discovering an early-19th-century silk sampler embroidered with apple trees and names she doesn't recognize, Meg Corey is plagued by a series of small, but dangerous, mishaps, which forces her to unravel the mystery surrounding the sampler. Original.

Bitter Harvest

Orchard owner Meg Corey investigates after she discovers a dead body at an old saw mill's forest reserve and an insect infestation comes to the area. Original.

Golden Malicious

Museum matron Nell Pratt tries to stop a string of philanthropist murders in the City of Brotherly Love. Original.

Monument to the Dead

When her neighbor, an outspoken dairy farmer, is murdered, apple orchard owner Meg Corey must find out who had a beef with the victim before she meets the same fate. Original. 35,000 first printing.

Sour Apples

When one of the installers of the Harriet the Hedgehog exhibition gets fatally zapped by an electronically animated forest creature, Nell Pratt, the president of the Pennsylvania Antiquarian Society, must discover who is trying to sabotage the exhibit and discredit the museum president with the help of her FBI beau. Original. 30,000 first printing.

Let's Play Dead

When one of the chefs who planned on opening a new restaurant in Granford, which would use locally-grown foods, is murdered, orchard-owner Meg Corey steps in to investigate and digs up some small-town secrets that place her own life in danger. Original.

Red Delicious Death

When she discovers a dead body on a historic dairy farm that is being threatened with demolition, Nell Pratt, the president of the Pennsylvania Antiquarian Society in Philadelphia, must dig deep into the past to solve a present-day murder. Original.

Razing the Dead

Killer in the Carriage House

Dead Letters

When her fiancé unearths a skeleton while restoring an old house and one of her apple pickers is found stabbed to death behind the local feed store, orchard owner Meg Corey must find a killer who is rotten to the core. By the best-selling author of Golden Malicious. Original. 30,000 first printing.

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