As a Vermont winter thaws into spring, the snow-dusted body of history professor Elaine Bliss is discovered near a woodland trail. Called upon to help state police interpret the murdered woman's scholarly work, historian Liam Dutra turns up evidence of dark deeds from the past, revealing mysteries within mysteries--beginning with the enigmatic 1925 diary of Rosa Marcotti, a working girl in the Montpelier granite sheds. And it's not long before Liam's effort to shed light on forgotten crimes brings present-day dangers all too close to home. Rich with unforgettable characters and a weave of...

It's the summer of 1976, and musician Buck Hawkins is hoping to keep past troubles at bay with some fun in the sun along New Hampshire's tiny coast. Cold beer, beaches and boardwalks, and surfing small waves are what he has in mind, along with an impending reunion with his steel guitar and his band back home in Vermont. But when a bright young woman with the unlikely name of Rosette Stoneleigh goes missing, Buck remembers that bad things can happen, and takes on a quest into a dangerous waterfront world. With mystery, music, adventure, and a touch of poetry, the second Buck Hawkins novel...

Something strange happened in the skies above Lake Champlain thirty years ago. Now Liam Dutra figures an assignment to research and write about that October night and the people who remember it will be a good excuse to explore Vermont's Champlain Islands. But it turns out that those celestial events echo all the way from a deeper past to a deadly present, and everybody from the town clerk to the local librarian might have a stake in the matter-- not to mention the North Island County Sheriff, who has plans of her own to put Liam's investigative skills to work. And then there's the lake...