"The cumbersome package Amy carried was beginning to make her arms ache and she put it down in order to knock on the door. She had been surprised when the deliveryman knocked at her own door earlier in the day, asking if she could sign for it."

An innocent widow gets caught up in an elaborate murder mystery in Sheila Dryden's heart-pounding debut novel, "Accidental Inheritance."

Amy Brown enjoys a quiet existence in her small town. That is, until her neighbor and friend, Frances Stone, suddenly dies from a fall.

With the coroner's report stating it was an accident, Amy's gut...