Kathleen Joyce

First of September Kathleen Joyce

Clare Harrigan and her girlfriends are delighted when their childhood friend, Addie Halls, returns to Amelia Bay. She has left a hectic, but successful, career behind and is ready to embrace a calmer, new life. Addie slipped away under a dark cloud twenty years earlier, and unfortunately not everyone celebrates her return to their charming town. Heart-breaking secrets churn beneath the surface of this quiet community, nestled along the shores of Puget Sound, in the awe-inspiring Pacific Northwest. The secrets reach their boiling point. The result is death. Clare and her friends have to prove to the Chief of Police he has a murder on his hands and not, as he believes, an accident. The First of September is the beginning of a series of cozy mysteries centered around potter, Clare Harrigan, and her friends. These clever, thoughtful, and caring women pop off the pages drawing you into their captivating world.