A New Yorker becomes ensnared by the eerie drama unfolding at a derelict New England family home in this charming mystery from the author of the Mrs. Pollifax novels.
At the request of his father, New York City novelist Andrew Thale tackles an odd assignmentâto check out an old family property in Massachusetts, neglected since Aunt Harriet Thaleâs death years ago. But far from being deserted, Thaleâs Folly, as Andrew discovers, is fully inhabitedâby a quartet of
charming squatters, former âguestsâ of kindhearted Harriet. There is elegant Miss LâHommedieu, Gussie the witch, Leo the bibliophile, and beautiful Tarragon, who is unlike any girl Andrew has ever met in Manhattan.
Andrew is entranced by these unworldly creatures and their simple life. Yet all is not well in Thaleâs Folly. A thief breaks into the farmhouse, an old friend of the âfamilyâ disappears, and Andrew and Tarragon are drawn into mysteries they cannot fathom. ...
âDelightful ... a suspenseful romp ... highly recommended.ââBooklist