Museum

Sheila Connolly

When a murder disrupts the carefully preserved grounds of a historic Philadelphia cemetery, museum trustee Nell Pratt finds herself drawn into an investigation that reaches deep into the city’s past. As questions arise about old rivalries, family secrets, and the value of preserving history, Nell must navigate the competing interests surrounding the cemetery and the antiquarian world she represents. Blending atmospheric setting, sharp social observation, and classic amateur sleuthing, this engaging mystery explores the tensions between heritage, ambition, and the living consequences of the past.

Sheila Connolly

When a murder disrupts the carefully preserved world of a historic museum, development director Nell Pratt discovers that the past may hold the key to a very present danger. As she investigates, Nell must navigate jealousies, hidden agendas, and long-buried secrets among the institution’s staff and supporters. Blending an atmospheric setting with sharp amateur sleuthing, the mystery explores the tensions between history, ambition, and the people determined to control the story.

Sheila Connolly

When museum fundraiser Nell Pratt becomes entangled in a murder connected to a collection of historic letters, she must navigate Philadelphia’s world of museums, donors, scholars, and buried secrets. As the investigation unfolds, long-hidden rivalries and questions of ownership, legacy, and authenticity bring the past dangerously close to the present. Blending sharp mystery, vivid institutional detail, and an engaging amateur sleuth, the novel explores how the stories people preserve can be just as dangerous as the secrets they conceal.