Join Raye Anderson for the launch of The Dead Shall Inherit (Signature Editions), the first novel in the Elspeth Laird mystery series. Featuring a conversation hosted by Catherine Hunter.
The launch will be hosted in the Atrium of McNally Robinson Booksellers, Grant Park and also available as a YouTube stream.Inheriting the Skipper’s House from her late aunt Deirdre MacPhail, a famed Scottish writer, looks like the solution to all Elspeth Laird’s financial problems — but this inheritance comes with a dark legacy.New to the Isle of Sulla’s wild beauty and fierce weather, Elspeth soon discovers a community divided by her aunt’s memory. Some cherish the tourism Deirdre brought, while others blame her for ruining their traditional way of life.
Practical jokes escalate to sinister threats, and a murder confirms Elspeth’s worst fears: a killer is among them. With tensions rising and allies scarce, Elspeth must navigate a web of secrets and old grudges.As legend says, the Skipper’s House brings doom to its owners. Elspeth must unravel the truth before she becomes the next victim of Sulla Island’s deadly legacy.
Raye Anderson is a Scots Canadian who now calls Manitoba’s Interlake home. She has published four books in the Roxanne Calloway Mystery series: And We Shall Have Snow (shortlisted for the 2021 CWC Best Crime First Novel and the 2021 WILLA Literary Award for Original Softcover Fiction), And Then Is Heard No More, Down Came the Rain, and Sing a Song of Summer as well as her new mystery book The Dead Shall Inherit
Host Catherine Hunter is a poet and novelist from Winnipeg. Her work includes four poetry collections, the novel After Light, the novella In the First Early Days of My Death, and three mystery novels. For 30 years, Catherine enjoyed the best day job in the world, teaching creative writing at the University of Winnipeg, and she is now enjoying retirement. Her books have been nominated for many awards, and her essays, reviews, poems, and stories have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies. |
