Aunt Bessie likes weddings. Elizabeth Cubbon, known to everyone as "Aunt Bessie," is delighted to see two of her friends being united in marriage. But before the wedding, there's a cold case that has the whole island talking. Aunt Bessie likes helping Hugh Watterson and John Rockwell with their investigation. But when the three girls who went missing decades ago turn out to have been murdered, Bessie isn't as happy to be involved. When one of the main suspects turns up dead, things look increasingly complicated. Aunt Bessie doesn't really like surprises. But she's determined to give the happy...

Aunt Bessie needs to start working on her Manx language skills again. Elizabeth Cubbon, known as Aunt Bessie to nearly everyone, is taking the beginner's Manx language class for the fourth time. This time, however, many of her friends are taking it with her, which means she'll have lots of people to practice with, whether she wants to or not. Aunt Bessie needs to try to help her friend, Laura Meyers. Laura is nearly in tears when she arrives at the first class, but she's reluctant to talk about what's wrong. When she does confide in Bessie, Bessie wants to get the police involved, but Laura...