This is a new series for me.... I saw it on the Library's shelf (and I know I didn't buy it for the collection) and it looked pretty interesting...

I'm happy to say that I liked it so much I read it in 2 days!

Helewise & Josse are headed to his family home to visit his dying Uncle.... What they find is a house protected by a great benevolent spirit, a terrified little boy, a kow-towed family, an Uncles in & out of coherency, an evil daughter-in-law, and a murdered stranger.....

There was quit a bit of intrigue and I was quite happy when "just desserts" were served up....

I liked the characters and I liked the story, it held my interest. ( )

Another gripping mystery in Hawkenlye series. Josse and Helewise are visiting Josse's dying Uncle Hugh and family. Josse has a new, very unpleasant sister-in-law, Cyrille. She not only mistreats her son from her previous marriage, but has turned the household upside down with her selfish, manipulative, know-it-all ways and they knuckle under to her. Why is she so unkind to her son and why has one of Uncle Hugh's daughters, Aeleis, disappeared? A young man, Peter Southey, is an unexpected guest--his horse has slid on the ice and both it and Peter are injured near their home. Who is he and why has he come? Josse and Helewise unravel these mysteries. Incredible twists and turns and very well done. ( )