Kirjahaku

The greatest worry in Max' life is making mortgage payments on his Upper West Side apartment. Until girlfriend Lydia's "stroke-thingy." And the sudden appearance - usurping Lydia's energy and physical presence - of Rob, a young man transplanted from the Jazz Age.How did Rob come to be resurrected through Lydia? Can Max keep the Lydia-Rob secret limited to his small circle? And why is there no record of Rob's death a century ago?

Life and careers advance apace in 21st century Manhattan for Max and Lydia . . . and Rob. But London calls them away for a new venture. And finally the trio search for resolution of their mystery in New York's North Country.What happened at the end of 1929? And how did Rob die?

Vivian Eldridge was the lifelong best friend of Mrs. Hawkins (Frances), the Peristons' housekeeper and cook. They shared their widowhood after the deaths of Mrs. Hawkins' fianc and Vivian's husband.The morning after dinner at Periston Manor for the dear friend, her visiting granddaughter and her local brothers-in-law, Vivian Eldridge is found dead on the icy ground outside the churchyard.When Pip Periston, Rupert Dunstan and their group (including weekend guest Detective Chris Donato) come upon the body, foul play is immediately assumed.

Affinities between people can be rewarding or destructive - and sometimes a bit of both. Grenley was never a hotbed of activity yet two recent events are bringing new lifelong changes to the village. The residents of Periston Manor - Philippa "Pip" Periston, Rupert Dunstan, Mrs. Hawkins, Louise Yorke, and cat Oliver - and Detective Chris Donato are involved with both.A wedding in the Manor household has been long-awaited. But who are the bride and groom?Meanwhile the Vicar of Grenley's family has two new additions - the children of recently murdered Michael Connard.

Rupert Dunstan was already too busy with his doctoral dissertation and the archaeological excavations at Blackport Harbor. Now he's been drawn into puzzling out the demise of Cousin Benjamin Periston in the Great War, with the unofficial assistance of his new best friend, Detective Chris Donato.But Rupert still finds time for his love interest, Louise Yorke, his cousin Pip's best friend.Meanwhile Philippa "Pip" Periston finds herself preoccupied with estate business and fund-raising, and the newly arrived, charming Wesley Halbach.

As she prepares to leave her North Yorkshire home, pregnant teenage Elizabeth goes into early labour while saying goodbye to the shore and the sea. In the midst of a storm she gives birth to Christopher and flees her parents' influence.Years after his mother's death, successful author Christopher Roberts returns to Windhurst for the sole purpose of seeing the village, the cliffs and the house where his mother grew up, and the strand where he was born.Memories of Elizabeth abound in the village and Chris learns more about his family than he ever expected.