Haley is summoned back to the Willowweep pocket universe because another pocket universe is collapsing, and its survivors are seeking refuge in Willowweep.
Haley and her friends discover that the newcomers are from a mystery-themed universe complete with a blustery colonel, a sweet old spinster, and a butler.
Shortly after their arrival, strange things start happening: the once-Gothic pocket universe begins transforming into a whodunit. As the tropes of a detective story multiply, a murder rocks Willowweep, and when Haley searches for the culprit she begins to suspect that one of the newcomers is trying to eradicate Willowweep.
One by one, all her friends disappear, and it’s up to Haley to get to the bottom of this mind-boggling mystery. Can she grow past her Gothic romance roots to become a new kind of heroine?
Haley must return to Willowweep to solve the mystery behind her friends' disappearances in this hilarious sequel.
Endorsements
“Well-paced and humorous... delightfully spirited.” — Kirkus Reviews