In this compelling new time-slip mystery, a little girl goes missing
from her family's castle in the Thousand Islands of New York.
Eighty-five years later, a journalist teams up with a woman living on
Koster Isle to find out what happened to Poppy, once and for all.
1907. On the eve of her fifth birthday, Poppy Pendleton is tucked
safely in her bed, listening to her parents entertain New York's gilded
society in their Thousand Islands castle; the next morning, she is gone,
and her father is found dead in his smoking room.
1992. Though Chloe Ridell lives in the shadows of Poppy's castle,
now in ruins, she has little interest in the mystery that still
captivates tourists and locals alike. She is focused on preserving the
island she inherited from her grandparents and reviving their vintage
candy shop. Until the day a girl named Emma shows up on Chloe's
doorstep, with few possessions, save a tattered scrapbook that connects
her to the Pendleton family. When a reporter arrives at Chloe's store,
asking questions about her grandfather, Chloe decides to help him dig
into a past she'd thought best left buried. The haunting truth about
Poppy, they soon discover, could save Emma's life, so Chloe and Logan
must work together to investigate exactly what happened long ago on
Koster Isle.
"[A] propulsive time-swapping tale. . . . Fans of WWII inspirationals
will love this." Publishers Weekly on The Curator's Daughter
"Readers will delight in this story that illustrates how the past can
change the present." Lisa Wingate, national bestselling author of
Before We Were Yours, on Catching the Wind
- Standalone dual-timeline historical mystery
- Clean, suspenseful historical fiction, perfect for fans of Susan
Meissner or Lisa Wingate
- Book length: 95,000 words
- Includes discussion questions for book groups
