



After closing a difficult case, they’re looking forward to some down time, but their relaxation is cut short by rumors that the old house where they’re staying is haunted by a girl who disappeared twenty years earlier, leaving nothing behind but some bloody clothes by the river and rumors of a volatile relationship. 'Everyone likes a good ghost story.'ĪBOUT THIS BOOK: It’s autumn in Painters Mill, and Chief of Police Kate Burkholder and John Tomasetti are taking a much-needed vacation at a small bed and breakfast an hour outside of town. Tomasetti picks up the pen and begins filling out the registration form. 'You mean the ghost?' I ask, trying not to feel foolish. 'The couple who were here last weekend saw her in the orchard,' Harley says. My grossdaddi planted all those trees fifty years ago and they're still producing the best McInstosh apples I've ever had.' EXCERPT: 'There's an apple orchard behind the old barn,' she tells me.
