The Scarlet Wench

In this, the third Nora Tierney mystery, American writer Nora is excited about the arrival of Grayson Lange's Traveling Theatre Troupe, who will put on Noel Cowards' Blithe Spirit at Ramsey Lodge. Her son now six months old, Nora must juggle parenting while helping her friend Simon Ramsey run the lodge. She's also hoping to further her relationship with the only lodge guest not in the cast: Detective Inspector Declan Barnes, ostensibly there for a hiking trip. When a series of pranks and accidents escalate to murder, Nora realizes her child is in danger and is determined to help Declan unmask a killer.