This is the first book in a delightful series featuring two sleuthing sisters.
Hemlock Falls is a pretty little town in upstate New York. Sarah Quilliam, with her talent for business, runs the Inn at Hemlock Falls, while her sister, Meg, keeps the guests happy with her culinary abilities. But when it comes to murder, the Quilliam sisters have to rely on other skills—spotting clues, solving crimes, and catching culprits.
The History Days festival is the highlight of the year in Hemlock Falls, and the reenactment of the seventeenth-century witch trials is the highlight of the festival. But this year the mock execution becomes all too real when a woman is crushed under a pile of stones. The victim has been identified as a guest at the inn, but the killer remains unknown—so far.
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"I believe this is the first in a series. I enjoyed it's few twists, and especially the dynamics between the characters."
— Kim (5 out of 5 stars)
“[A] great cozy series.”
— Books ’n’ Bytes, praise for the series" An Ok mystery but nothing special. "
— Janell, 12/15/2013" This was the first book in the series and fun to see how it all started as I've read books later in the series. I did keep getting the impression that this wasn't the first case they butted in on, so I kept questioning if this was the first book. All in all a fun read. "
— Linda, 11/7/2013" So-so beginning to lengthy series. I haven't picked up the second installment yet, but it's on my shelf. "
— Marie, 8/13/2013" This is the first book in the Hemlock Falls series, but I don't know if I'll read the rest. The main characters are an obnoxious self-centered cook and a wimpy pushover. These sisters are running an inn and do some amateur detection when two murders are committed. "
— Leslie, 4/14/2013" the ending was the best part. It was a good book. "
— Danni, 4/9/2013" It was ok, I like her other mystery series better. "
— Diana, 3/27/2013" Okay but a little disjointed. "
— Peter, 3/19/2013" It is very long and rambling "
— Kellie, 1/31/2013" I really liked main character Quill, but the ending made her out to look really stupid, so that was a downer. "
— Christine, 1/13/2013" Hope it improves as the series goes on. Read this book a out a month ago will try and get to the rest in the series "
— Anna, 1/7/2013" Didn't exactly took my breath away, but still pretty good. Quill and Meg make a good team. The motive seemed a bit far-fetched, if not a bit unreasonable. Not bad but not great either. "
— Yi, 10/4/2012" Meh...ok. Entertaining but not terribly enthralling or addictive. Might try number 2. "
— Elizabeth, 9/24/2012Claudia Bishop is the author of the popular Hemlock Falls mystery series as well as mysteries in the Casebooks of Dr. McKenzie series. Under the name Mary Stanton, she is also the author of an eight-volume children’s fantasy series, Unicorns of Balinor.
Justine Eyre is a classically trained actress who has narrated many audiobooks, earning the prestigious Audie Award for best narration and numerous Earphones Awards. She is multilingual and known for her great facility with accents. She has appeared on stage, with leading roles in King Lear and The Crucible, and has had starring roles in four films on the indie circuit. Her television credits include Two and a Half Men and Mad Men.