Two deaths. One village. Countless secrets buried beneath the Downs.
When tragedy strikes the peaceful village of Mertonhaugh, grief turns swiftly to suspicion. The magistrate’s spirited daughter dies suddenly under mysterious circumstances. Days later, the vicar’s wife is found at the base of the cliffs—an apparent suicide.
Two deaths. One village. Countless secrets buried beneath the Downs.
When tragedy strikes the peaceful village of Mertonhaugh, grief turns swiftly to suspicion. The magistrate’s spirited daughter dies suddenly under mysterious circumstances. Days later, the vicar’s wife is found at the base of the cliffs—an apparent suicide.
Eager for closure, the magistrate declares the case solved: the vicar’s wife administered a fatal potion to his daughter, then took her own life in remorse. But Sir James and Lady Cecilia Branstoke aren’t so sure. Behind the polite facades and Sunday smiles, they sense something darker stirring.
As the Branstokes quietly pursue the truth, their inquiries expose old resentments, forbidden liaisons, and the invisible rifts dividing Mertonhaugh’s tidy society. Yet the deeper they dig, the more peril creeps toward their doorstep—endangering not only their reputations, but the life of their young son, Hugh.
In a world where appearances deceive and justice wears many faces, the Branstokes must tread carefully… or risk losing everything they hold dear.
Newman’s Murder on the Downs delivers the quintessential English village mystery—elegant, atmospheric, and steeped in period charm. Fans of traditional historical mysteries will find themselves utterly engrossed in Mertonhaugh’s secrets, where every character has something to hide.
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His affinity for dark magic scared him at first. Then it excited him. But after the horrifying events of a recent mission to Shinyan, Raki is left shaken and questioning everything. His grandmother believes dark magic will turn him into a monster—and she might be right.
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Anna Wilks went straight from her parents’ house to her husband’s. After thirteen years of trying to give him a son, she’s told she’s sterile. Her marriage crumbles and her husband leaves her for a younger woman who’s pregnant with his child. Anna finds her deceased aunt’s journal and discovers her secret. When Anna was little, she wanted to be just like her aunt, but then she grew up and forgot what it was like to be adventurous and fearless. Having no idea who she is now that she can’t be a wife and mother, Anna shocks her family by setting out on a desperate search to find herself. She follows her aunt’s journal to Mystic Valley, Vermont. Something about the place calls to her soul, except she doesn’t have a clue how to make it on her own. She falls into old habits and the welcoming supportive town comes to her rescue, especially Officer Drew Jones who makes a living at helping others and longs to find someone to take care of, even if that’s the last thing Anna needs. He is the perfect man on paper. The complete opposite of cynical, pessimist Editor-in-chief Clay Sullivan.
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