New York Times bestselling author Wendy Corsi Staub returns to Mundys Landinga small town where bygone bloodshed has become big business.Hair neatly braided, hands serenely clasped, eyes closed, the young woman appeared to be sound asleep. But the peaceful tableau was a madmans handiwork. Beneath the covers, her white nightgown was spattered with blood. At daybreak, a horrified family would discover her corpse tucked into their guest room. The cunning killer would strike again . . . and again . . . before vanishing into the mists of time.A century ago, the Sleeping Beauty Murders terrified picturesque Mundys Landing. The victims, like the killer, were never identified. Now, on the hundredth anniversary, the Historical Societys annual Mundypalooza offers a hefty reward for solving the notorious case.Annabelle Bingham, living in one of the three Murder Houses, cant escape the feeling that her family is being watchedand not just by news crews and amateur sleuths. Shes right. Having unearthed the startling truth behind the horrific crimes, a copycat killer is about to reenact thembeneath the mansard roof of Annabelles dream home . . .
