In a witty and suspenseful whodunit, a dedicated fashion historian turns amateur sleuth when an internship at an English castle becomes an unexpected education in murder.

Dress historian Edie Westwood has left Manhattan for her dream job in Yorkshire: cataloging sartorial treasures in medieval Endsley Castle. Though dressing in century-old styles has made Edie a curiosity, her obsessive eye for detail is about to prove critical—because a mystery awaits at the castle.

A local tour guide’s strange death and final cryptic words plunge Edie into the center of a murder investigation, and as she soon learns, Endsley is no stranger to deadly secrets that date back centuries. When Edie’s room in the castle is broken into and murder shakes the charming village of Newswick once more, her ambitions shift from investigating sartorial history to uncovering the deadly mystery—and fast.

Armed with an encyclopedic knowledge of fashion, an irresistibly attentive paramedic bodyguard, and near-forensic attention to detail, Edie must connect the threads between crimes and unravel the truth before it unravels her.

Alia Tawil is a dress history enthusiast and mystery writer descended from a long maternal line of librarians who deserve every inkblot of credit for her passion for the written word. She is a proud member of the Association of Dress Historians, the Costume Society of America, and Sisters in Crime. When not writing or thrifting her wardrobe, Alia can most often be found drinking coffee and spending time with her husband and three children. She lives in Michigan. For more, visit www.aliatawil.com.