Black as Soot: Biscuit McKee Mysteries, #9

By Fran Stewart

Continuing the saga that began in Red as a Rooster, Biscuit and her friends (and me too!) and the cat Marmalade uncover more ways the 200-year-old story of the founding of Martinsville is woven through their own lives. They find, too, that not all treachery is ancient. Not all murders are history.

Why does Sadie always wear yellow? Where is the hidden room? And why are the star-crossed lovers kept apart? Stewart's masterful weaving of this multi-generational story both fascinates and delights.

"In Red As A Rooster, Fran Stewart takes us on an adventure through the centuries, from witchcraft accusations in colonial America to present-day intrigue and mystery. Stewart's characters unearth one mystery after another while rummaging through the attic of an old house. Although many questions are answered, many more remain as the book ends. I can't wait for the next in the series - BLACK AS SOOT!"  —Jaclyn Weldon White, author of The Witch of Ben Hill County

• Language: English
• Publisher: My Own Ship Press
• Release date: Sep 11, 2018
• ISBN: 9781386352150

Fran Stewart

Fran Stewart lives and writes quietly in her house beside a creek on the other side of Hog Mountain, northeast of Atlanta. She shares her home with various rescued cats, one of whom served as the inspiration for Marmalade, Biscuit McKee's feline friend and sidekick. Stewart is the author of two mystery series, the 11-book Biscuit McKee Mysteries and the 3-book ScotShop mysteries; a non-fiction writer's workbook, From the Tip of My Pen; poetry Resolution; Tan naranja como Mermelada/As Orange as Marmalade, a children's bilingual book; and a standalone mystery A Slaying Song Tonight. She teaches classes on how to write memoirs, and has published her own memoirs in the 6-volume BeesKnees series. All six volumes, beginning with BeesKnees #1: A Beekeeping Memoir, are available as e-books and in print.