Up to Her Neck: A Novel

A body surfaces, a renovation goes sideways, and a midlife woman goes full Nancy Drew.

Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell and Deanna Raybourn! She wanted a fresh start. She got a body instead.

Empty-nested and newly single at forty-seven, Wendy McFarquhar drains her savings to buy a ramshackle hot-springs resort in an old mining town. The plan: renovate, reopen by ski season, and reinvent her life along the way. The reality: before she can welcome a single guest, the town’s resident troublemaker...