Shannon's neighbor, Jesse, hasn't been seen for a couple of days, so she uses her key to get into the house and discovers his body. At first everyone assumes, the cause of death is probably illness, even though he hadn't been ill. The fact that his house has been torn apart causes Shannon and her friends to be suspicious.

When one of Jesse's friends goes into a diabetic coma just days after the funeral, Shannon becomes even more suspicious. At the same time, one of Shannon's crew is working to renovate an old Victorian for their friend, Emily. The house is known to be haunted and there are strange things happening there.

Since Jane inherits Jesse's house, she asks Shannon to look at it to see what would be needed to get it ready to sell. While checking the foundations, Shannon finds an old, jewel encrusted necklace hidden away. She and Jane put it away in a safety deposit box but someone is determined to find the necklace. Both Shannon's home and Jane's B&B are searched.

Another body turns up when a man who was insistent on staying at Jane's B&B is discovered, the investigation really gears up.

What Jane and Shannon discover will put both of them at risk.

Ms. Carlisle has always been an author I enjoyed. The second in a new series, THIS OLD HOMICIDE, takes the author in a completely new direction. The Bookbinder series is very different from The Fixer-Upper mysteries. This new series is about a single woman who owns a construction company with a group of very close friends, a couple of venomous enemies and two men who may or may not be interested in her. Since I had just finished A High End Finish and really enjoyed it, I was glad to discover that the quality is equally high in THIS OLD HOMICIDE.

Ms. Carlisle is an accomplished author who writes engrossing stories with well-paced mysteries. I'm really enjoying the new direction she has taken.