She has fallen madly in love with a gentleman from an old Southern family. Teddy Bennett's family lost much in the "War of Northern Aggression" as the Confederates like to refer to the Civil War. Much of their large estate on Bradford Island has been purchased by Eleanor's father where he built a huge home. The Sea Islands along the coast of Georgia have drawn the rich and famous from New York including Vanderbilts, Rockefellers and Carnegies as well as Eleanor's family.
The Bennetts are looking forward to the marriage, not for the future happiness of the young couple, but for the prospective dowry and inheritance the bride will bring with her. But Eleanor has not felt welcome on Bradford Island. She confides to Prudence that she feels someone is watching her.When a terrible tragedy befalls the bride-to-be, Prudence vows to discover the truth about Eleanor's death. Ruled an accident by the local sheriff, Prudence cannot forget the bruising on Eleanor's body, as if someone held her under the water in the swamp.
Before long Prudence finds herself involved with voodoo, spells and other deaths. The war may be long over, but the memories are still fresh. There are dark secrets that many residents want to remain buried in the past.
Another excellent mystery by Rosemary Simpson in the Prudence MacKenzie Gilded Age Mysteries.
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