Anna Denning Mystery

Featuring amateur sleuth and professional genealogist Anna Denning. Genealogist Anna Denning is horrified when she discovers the body of her newest client, Susan Muncy. Her shock quickly turns to panic when Tom Muncy, Susan's husband, returns home and finds Anna standing over his dead wife. Anna insists she was hired to research Susan's family tree by the Muncys' daughter, a girl who works at a wiccan-themed store in downtown Elk Park, Colorado. But Muncy vehemently denies having a daughter. Further, he accuses Anna of conspiring to destroy his political ambitions, a bizarre accusation under the circumstances. He warns her that if she and the store's owner don't back off, he'll ruin them both. Anna's hopes for a quiet Christmas are shattered when Muncy begins a campaign of intimidation against her and even joins forces with the store's owner, the very person he accused Anna of conspiring with. To clear her name and uncover the truth behind Susan's murder, Anna must act quickly. Who pulled her into this nightmare and why?

Featuring amateur sleuth and professional genealogist Anna Denning. When the owner of a mansion in the Colorado mountains hires Anna Denning to research his family tree, it's Anna's dream come true. A library brimming with old documents, an undiscovered family history, what more could a genealogist want? Excited by the possibilities and fueled by a new love in her life, Anna is undeterred by rumors that a ghost haunts the mansion. And she's intrigued when the mansion's owner presents her with an additional request: He wants her to prove his home is haunted. Events take a deadly turn when a gardener is found dead on the mansion's grounds. At first his death appears to be a drug overdose, but the mansion's housekeeper swears the man didn't take drugs. And as Anna begins to uncover records that suggest the ghost rumors are more than idle talk, strange things start to happen. Unexplained sounds in the night, moving paintings, missing objects. The mansion itself seems to be coming alive. Sensing that sinister forces are at work, forces that threaten everyone in the mansion, Anna must solve the mystery of Sparrow House before it's too late.

Featuring amateur sleuth and professional genealogist Anna Denning. When the groundskeeper of the Morgan-Sadler House finds a figure propped against a beehive, a pumpkin in place of its head, he assumes it's a Halloween prank. But the cruel display conceals the body of Russell Thurman, a founding member of the Elk Valley Historical Society. Anna Denning soon discovers that Thurman was secretly researching the family trees of two other society members and intended to hire her to complete his work. So, when a friend of the victim pleads with Anna to finish what Thurman started, Anna reluctantly agrees. Her decision leads her into a disturbing world of lies, concealed identities, and the occult. With stubborn resolve, and facing major changes in her personal life, Anna uses all the tools in her genealogy toolbox to get to the bottom of things. Why was Thurman engaged in his secret research? Was he killed for what he found out? When the killer strikes again, Anna knows she's in a race against the clock. Can she uncover the truth before it's too late?