When a blaze takes both a neighbor's home and his life, Emily Dickinson and her maid Willa have a burning desire to crack the case in this new historical mystery from Agatha Award-winning author Amanda Flower.
Amherst, 1857. The Dickinson family braves one of the worst winters*in New England's history. Trains are snowbound and boats are frozen*in the harbor. Emily Dickinson and her maid, Willa Noble, have never witnessed anything like*it. As Amherst families attempt to keep their homes warm, fears of fire abound.
These worries prove not to be unfounded as a blaze breaks out just down the street from the Dickinson*in Kelley Square, the*Irish community*in Amherst, and a young couple*is killed, leaving behind their young child. Their deaths appear to be a tragic accident, but Emily finds herself harboring suspicions there may be more to the fire than meets the eye.*Emily and Willa must*withstand*the frigid temperatures and discover a killer lurking among the deadly frost.