Every old house keeps its secrets. Cottentop has someone to tell them.
When Eponine Gardener becomes the sixth steward of Cottentop, she discovers that the historic Louisiana mansion already has a presence: Arden Elise Cotten,
its long-dead resident, unseen by everyone but Eponine.
Then a gathering ends in sudden death, and Cottentop becomes the heart of a murder investigation.
As the living guard their secrets, Eponine and Arden must discover what the house has kept-and why someone was willing to kill for it.
A beautiful, atmospheric mystery of friendship, remembrance, and stories that refuse to be forgotten.