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A cosy historical mystery that opens a series about a sleuth who witnesses a murder in her dreams and can't make anyone believe it. 1920s Cornwall, an accused woman on the run and a heroine whose own past is a locked room.
Her dreams reveal everything, yet she’s powerless to change what’s coming.
Connie Maxwell harbours a secret. Though broken in body, her spirit roams free. Dreamwalking might be a gift if only she could control it. But there’s a vast difference between drifting along the Cornish Coast and witnessing a murder, especially when she can’t change its course.
Annie Hearn has vanished after the suspicious death of her neighbour, with authorities closing in. In a county consumed by a desire for justice, Connie alone believes in her innocence.
With time rapidly diminishing, a chance encounter draws darkness to Connie’s doorstep. Nothing is as it appears, and Connie’s own past remains an ever-shifting enigma.
The Cornish Widow introduces readers to Jacqueline Beard’s captivating Constance Maxwell Dreamwalker Mysteries, the first in a series that blends atmospheric historical cosy mystery with a supernatural twist. Readers who love complex heroines with extraordinary abilities will be instantly drawn into Connie’s world.
Praise for the Constance Maxwell Dreamwalker Mysteries Series:
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Very well written mystery with lots of plot twists, a bit of the supernatural and a very likeable heroine.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Seriously I just couldn't stop reading…
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I especially enjoyed Jacqueline's descriptive style of writing about the villages, beaches and cliffs which makes you feel as if you are actually there rather than just looking on.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The author took me back in time with a wonderfully crafted tale of murder.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ … you won’t want to stop reading…
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The writing is wonderful, the characters awesome, and the plot so exciting.
Jacqueline Beard is a writer and genealogist living in Gloucestershire, with an East Anglian ancestry going back to the 1500s. She writes Victorian murder mysteries and is currently working on books in the Lawrence Harpham and the Constance Maxwell mystery series. Jacqueline’s books are a rare mix of true crime and fiction inspired by old newspaper reports. When Jacqueline is not writing or researching “dead people,” as her husband so charmingly puts it, she is walking in the glorious Cotswolds with her dog. Jacqueline enjoys technology and spends far too much time on her computer. She dislikes flying, dentists and balloons – especially red ones. Find out more on her website https://jacquelinebeardwriter.com/ or cringe at her embarrassing efforts on Tiktok @jacquib333