Death Pays the Rose Rent (Tori Miracle Mysteries, No. 1)

When New York author Tori Miracle visits a small town in Pennsylvanias Amish country, she uncovers a dark web of secrets surrounding the towns history. As corpses turn up, each with a single red rose nearby, Tori realizes she is the killers prime target. In the maze of caves beneath Lickin Creek, she discovers an invention of Thomas Edisons reflecting his interest in communicating with the dead, and comes face-to-face with a killer determined to keep age-old secrets buriedforever."...think of the English village mystery, with its strange people and hidden memories and transplant it to Pennsylvania Dutch country, and you have the Tori Miracle series."Barbara Franchi, reviewingtheevidence.com"Malmonts characters are a joy and light mystery lovers will get a kick out of Toris adventures (and misadventures)."Faye Dasen, The PilotSouthern Pines, N.C."Death Pays the Rose Rent is Valerie S. Malmonts debut novel. Her sense of humor is crisp and Tori Miracle is good fun."Corabel Alexander, Courier-Journal, Louisville, KY"...her creation of the confining hothouse atmosphere of the small town where everyone knows everyones business is intriguing; and Tori makes a resourceful heroine."Anna Wentworth, Roanoke Times & World-News