An ancient curse. A hidden treasure. A very modern murder…
When Lady Cecily Ashcombe inherits the crumbling Ashcombe Hall, she vows to restore its lost beauty—even the overgrown Wild Garden whispered to be cursed. But when a treasure hunter turns up dead beneath the ancient oak, gossip blames the ghost of Old Silas, the long-dead gardener said to guard buried gold.
Cecily, however, has no patience for superstition. With her loyal terrier Pip, a sharp mind honed on wartime nursing, and a household full of secrets, she sets out to untangle the truth. From the village museum curator and a garden engineer with an axe to grind, to a flamboyant London architect far too eager to dig up the past, everyone seems to have a stake in the mystery.
But as treasure fever grips the countryside and long-buried rivalries resurface, Cecily soon discovers that the most dangerous threats are not spectral at all. Someone is willing to kill for Ashcombe’s secrets—and if she isn’t careful, the next body found in the garden may be her own.
The ghost of Old Silas is said to guard Ashcombe’s treasure. But ghosts don’t wield murder weapons… or do they?
Discover the charm, danger, and wit of 1920s England as Lady Cecily Ashcombe embarks on another fun and phantom-filled 1920s historical cosy mystery.
