Ghastly Glass — Joyce Lavene; Jim Lavene

Hail ye, hail ye, and welcome to Renaissance Village. Here, Jessie Morton, an assistant professor at a local college, spends her time honing her skills and finding the lady, lord, or serf whodunit. But now she's in water hotter than the fiery glass she blows...

DEATH COMETH TO DEATH

Halloween is coming to the Renaissance Faire. And Jessie Morton, doing research on Renaissance crafts, has a lot on her plate. She has a crabby boss at her glassblowing apprenticeship -- and her boyfriend, Chase Manhattan, has found her in a seemingly compromising position with the boss's creepy nephew. Then death comes to the Grim Reaper -- or, rather, to the man playing him...

Death shall find thee. This message, found on the Grim Reaper's robe, starts appearing on village walls. Is this a gory decoration, or is someone sending a message? Chase is busy, so Jessie takes it on herself to find the answers. But in a place where everything from the fog to the pirates' tattoos is fake, nothing is as it seems. It's enough to make a maiden wish for simpler times...