Charlaine Harris 
Julius House 

‘Harris draws the guilty and the innocent into an engrossing tale while inventing a heroine as capable and potentially complex as P. D. James’s Cordelia Gray’ (Publishers Weekly)Love at first sight turns into newlywed bliss for former librarian Aurora Teagarden — until violence cuts the honeymoon short . . . Roe has never been happier than she’s been since she met her fianc , wealthy businessman Martin Bartell. Despite their differences in age and background, he seems to know exactly what she wants — like the Julius House. Roe has always been intrigued by its history: six years previously, the family who lived there disappeared, never to be seen again . . . As Roe throws herself into renovating her wedding present, her misgivings about Martin’s rather murky past recede. But when she is attacked by an axe-wielding maniac, she begins to suspect that the secrets inside the Julius House — and her new marriage — could be deadly . . . ‘Clearly focused plot, animated description of character and real estate, and sparkling prose commend this breath of fresh air to all collections’ (Library Journal)’Great bloody fun’ (Barbara Paul)