Scent of Summer Magnolia

A mystery of misconceptions, tea and scones and murder.Widowed Charlie Egen returns to town concerned for her matriarch aunt, Kirsty Chistensen. Upon arrival, she and her two small sons are immediately plunged into a nightmare of secrets and murder. The gothic old mansion they move into by arrangement of her aunt, is full of creaks and sighs not to mention the occasional thump in the night. A series of inexplicable accidents and the threatening presence of a stalker play on Charlie's already strained nervous disposition.But the creeping threat underestimates the true strength of the Christensen spirit. Repeating the stories and sagas of her family to the children, Charlie finds a source of strength in remembering the celebrated feats of the ancestors. Guided by the haunting fragrance of her dead mother's perfume and supported by the unfailing trust of her best friend, Charlie stands up for herself overcomes her fears and goes in search of the real story behind the fire that destroyed their home causing the deaths of most of her family. Exactly how or even why they died that night is a mystery lost in Charlies blanked memory and it seems it is a mystery someone is prepared to kill for.