Book

Queen Anne's lace / Susan Wittig Albert.

ISBN: 9780425280065
ISBN: 0425280063
Physical Description: 294 pages ; 18 cm.
Edition: Berkley Prime Crime mass-market edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Berkley Prime Crime, 2019, ©2018.

Summary:

While helping Ruby Wilcox clean up the loft above their shops, China comes upon a box of antique handcrafted lace and old photographs. Following the discovery, she hears a woman humming an old Scottish ballad and smells the delicate scent of lavender... Soon, strange happenings start to occur in Thyme and Seasons: misplaced items, a ringing bell, and the appearance of lavender sprigs in odd places. When a customer sees a mysterious woman picking flowers nearby and then suddenly disappearing, China must finally admit what Ruby has always known--their building is haunted. But by whom? As China investigates, the tragic story of a woman in one of the old photographs unfolds. Annie Laurie was a young widow who lost both her husband and child in the same day. She managed to survive through her lace-making business and find happiness again--only to have a suspicious death overshadow her new life. China delves into Annie's century-old mystery and realizes that solving it could have unimaginable repercussions in the here and now.