The Witch in the Well: A Catherine LeVendeur Mystery: 10 (Catherine LeVendeur 10)

Winner of the Bruce Alexander Award for Best Historical Mystery. Catherine LeVendeur is a creature of 12th century France whose life is a mirror of her times--but she is armed with a keen mind and lively curiosity.. When Catherines grandfather sends for his family to tell them their well is going dry Catherine is alarmed. The familys wealth depends on its status and if the well goes dry their castle will fall. Her grandfather seems wracked with a fear deeper than that though--and theres a mysterious woman appearing at odd moments who may or may not be the familys ancestral ghost.. Catherine doesnt believe the magical legends her family has handed down that they are the descendents of a knight of Charlemagnes and a faerie. She puts her faith and distrust in the human condition.. When bodies being appearing--not ghostly specters but freshly-dead humans--Catherine knows shes right and must uncover the secrets of the witch in the well...