Nail Biter: A Home Repair Is Homicide Mystery

Jacobia“Jake”TiptreetookthedangerousplungefromWallStreetpowerbroker–tohomeowner!Nowthedo-it-yourselfenthusiastisabouttodiscoverthatherowndreamhouseisbuiltonafoundationofmurder.Buyingabeachfrontfixer-uppertoleaseouttoEastport,Maine’s,burgeoningtouristcrowdseemslikeagoodideatoJakeTiptreeandherbestfriend,EllieWhite.Butworkingdouble-timeaslandladiestoacovenofwannabewitchesisn’twhattheyhadinmind.AnditonlygetsworsewhenJakeiscalledoutonestormynighttomakearepair–andstumblesonadeadbodyintheutilityshed.Asmall-timethiefandstreetpreacherwithaparticularlyviolentmessage,thedeceasedwasnofavoriteofJake’s–norofanyoneelseinEastport.Butwhat’shedoingshottodeathonJake’sproperty?Jake’sbewitchingtenants–includinganex-cop,aconman,andamuteteenagegirl–claimtohavebeentoobusyconjuringspellstohaveheardorseenathing.ThenamemberofthecovendisappearswithoutatraceandJakedoesn’tthinkit’sacaseofwitchcraft–butakidnapping...orworse.Scandal,secrets,andamysteriousboxburieddeepinthefoundationofherownhomearejustthebeginningofamysterythatthreatenstobringJake’shouse–andlife–crashingdown.NowsheandEllieareracingtofindamissinggirlwhomaybethekeytoitall...orleadthemtoakillerholdingthefinalnailstotheircoffins.PraisefortheHomeRepairIsHomicideMysteriesofSarahGraves:“Anyonewhocanmixslaughterandscrewdriversisagenius.Plus,anyonewhohasboughtahomethatneedsevenanewtoiletseatisprobablyconsumedwithmurderousthoughts.”—BostonHerald“LiketheoldVictorianhomesshedescribes...Graves’storiesseemtogrowbetterwiththepassingoftime....ReaderswhoenjoysolvingmysteriesandfixingupolderhomeswillappreciateJake’sdo-it-yourselfexpertiseinbothareas.”—Booklist“Asleuthastoughasthenailsshedrivesintothewallsofher1823Federalhomeenhancesacleverplot,whichcomestoanunexpectedandexplosiveconclusion.ManywillrelishthevividlydescribedDownEastsetting,butforanyonewho’severenjoyedmakingahomerepairit’stheaccuratedetailsoftherestorationofJake’soldhousethatwillappeal.”—PublishersWeekly“ThinkDianeMottDavidsonwithatoolbeltinsteadofrecipes!”—DenverPostFromtheHardcoveredition.,