Haunted Farmhouse Mysteries

From best-selling author Kathryn Johnson, a new fast-paced mystery series with a paranormal twist and a heroine as lovable as she is brave. On the anniversary of her husband's death, all Verity Cade wants is a quiet night in with her besties. The next morning, she's shocked when the body of one of their group is discovered at the bottom of an abandoned quarry. Although the sheriff rules it a suicide, Verity is sure her friend couldn't have killed herself.Determined to uncover the truth and give the grieving family closure, she scours the victim's journals and discovers a web of lies and secrets. Meanwhile, her struggling Vermont farm has a new complication: two ghosts-former owners from two centuries ago-who can't pass on.With help from her living and not-so-living friends, Verity must solve a murder no one else believes happened ... before the killer strikes again.

When a tourist dies under mysterious circumstances while visiting charming Evansfield, Vermont's July 4th festivities, the local sheriff believes the man's death is due to a freak accident. But Verity Cade, dairy farmer and amateur sleuth, isn't convinced. Ironically, her astute observations not only change the lawman's mind, they result in the arrest of her young farmhand. Things look bad for Jason, whose violent argument with the victim was witnessed by half the town.Vowing to free poor Jason and discover what really happened that night, Verity enlists the help of the Evansfield Private Investigations. The EPI, founded by Verity and her delightfully quirky but well-intentioned friends to support their community, realize that only by finding the real killer will Jason be freed. Meanwhile, Verity's house ghosts, Percy and Anna Louise, also volunteer to help. But the 19th-century couple have their own worries. It seems they've lost control of their ability to stay unseen by all but Verity! They fear this foreshadows their departure from the 21st century and Verity forever!Complicating the EPI's investigation, the murder victim's widow is attacked, a child goes missing…and then there's the less urgent but nevertheless puzzling case of the disappearance of the Cade farm's barn cat! Will Verity and her friends succeed in untangling this thorny mashup of conundrums before any more bodies turn up?

A body in the pasture. A killer on the loose. And Verity's freedom on the line.Verity Cade's peaceful Vermont farmhouse turns into a crime scene when a stranger's body is discovered in her cow pasture-and she becomes the prime suspect. With no alibi and the FBI swarming Evansfield, Verity's world starts to unravel fast.Sheriff Bailey's been sidelined, her friends at EPI are under federal orders to stand down, and even her resident ghosts, Percy and Anna Louise, can't intervene. With the walls closing in, Verity must decide how far she'll go to clear her name-and whether chasing the truth will make her the next victim.Heartfelt, witty, and steeped in small-town charm, Udderly Dead delivers all the trademark twists, humor, and haunted surprises that cozy mystery fans love in the Haunted Farmhouse Mysteries series.