Too bad dead pigeons are only the beginning . . . Margaret Welch is in her idea of heaven. She has what many people only dream of - a successful bookstore in a charming old house. Even better, she and her bookstore are located in Stonewall, a town nestled in the foothills of Tennessee's Blue Ridge Mountains. Unfortunately, Margaret also has a sister - Bitsy. The morning Bitsy flings a dead pigeon on her sales counter Margaret redefines her mission in life. -Never assume anything as far as Bitsy is concerned- sound like sane words to her, and that's good, because Margaret's going to need them....

A shady museum curator, a small Blue Ridge Mountain town, burglary, rumors, and murder . . . Lewis Wilder thinks he's found an uncomplicated life when he takes the job as curator of the history museum in Nolichucky, Tennessee, a town snoozing in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. He's wrong in so many ways. While Wilder is getting to know his new neighbors, the Fox, a burglar with a sense of style, is getting acquainted with the neighbors' portable antiques. Then, anonymous envelopes of cash start arriving at the museum. Coincidence? Complicating matters further are anonymous phone...

Southern sisters Margaret and Bitsy have been entertaining mystery readers since 1990. Seven of their stories appeared first in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine. The sisters live in Stonewall, Tennessee, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, where Margaret owns and runs a bookstore. Bitsy's inclination to butt in and either wrest control or wreak havoc keeps Margaret contemplating rules for living, such as "lock all doors and windows anytime you see Bitsy coming."