When a blaze takes both a neighborβs home and his life, Emily Dickinson and her maid Willa have a burning desire to crack the case in this new historical mystery from Agatha Awardβwinning author Amanda Flower.
Amherst, 1857. The Dickinson family braves one of the worst wintersΒ in New Englandβs history. Trains are snowbound and boats are frozenΒ in the harbor. Emily Dickinson and her maid, Willa Noble, have never witnessed anything likeΒ it. As Amherst families attempt to keep their homes warm, fears of fire abound.
These worries prove not to be unfounded as a blaze breaks out just down the street from the DickinsonΒ in Kelley Square, theΒ Irish communityΒ in Amherst, and a young coupleΒ is killed, leaving behind their young child. Their deaths appear to be a tragic accident, but Emily finds herself harboring suspicions there may be more to the fire than meets the eye.Β Emily and Willa mustΒ withstandΒ the frigid temperatures and discover a killer lurking among the deadly frost.