Welcome back to Asheboro, Maryland, where real estate can be a matter of life and death. Killer in the Carriage House is the second book in the Victorian Village Mystery series from New York Times bestselling author Sheila Connolly.

Coming back to her hometown was never on the agenda for hotelier Kate Hamilton. But when she’s offered a chance to lead the charge of transforming the landscape into a Victorian village and tourist attraction, Kate can’t quite refuse. The only problem? Nobody in Asheboro has the passion, or the funds, to get plans off the ground. . .until Kate teams up with handsome historian Joshua Wainwright, who has ambitious ideas of his own involving an old mansion and a treasure-trove of documents that could attract investors and help seal the deal.

Then, just as Kate and Josh seem ready to pull the trigger, a dead body turns up in the town library. Do these mysterious papers spell danger instead of dollars? That’s what Kate intends to find out before all bets are off…and someone else ends up six feet under.

The Victorian Village Mystery series is:

“Enjoyable.”—Publishers Weekly

“Fascinating.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Smart.” —Booklist

"The layers of history and the obstacles encountered in the process of trying to save a small town provide a fascinating frame story for this smart mystery."—Booklist

"Enjoyable . . . Cozy fans will be curious to see what Kate gets up to next."—Publishers Weekly

"Fascinating."—Kirkus Reviews