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House of the Deadly Nightshade — Lyda Belknap Long
THE SECRET-SHROUDED PAST ROSE TO HAUNT HER
For years the once-great Valcours mansion of Charleston lay in ruins. Kathy Valcours lived in a boarding house while her sister Lorna took refuge in Europe.
Now Lorna had returned, bringing with her a wealthy and enigmatic husband who both charmed and repelled Kathy. But Lorna and Edouard had restored the old house to its former glory, and for this Kathy was deliriously happy … until people began dying around her.
It was then that Kathy discovered a terrible side to the proud Valcours heritage: her beloved home was connected with foul and forbidden rites … and its practitioner had a special destiny in store for her…
For years the once-great Valcours mansion of Charleston lay in ruins. Kathy Valcours lived in a boarding house while her sister Lorna took refuge in Europe.
Now Lorna had returned, bringing with her a wealthy and enigmatic husband who both charmed and repelled Kathy. But Lorna and Edouard had restored the old house to its former glory, and for this Kathy was deliriously happy … until people began dying around her.
It was then that Kathy discovered a terrible side to the proud Valcours heritage: her beloved home was connected with foul and forbidden rites … and its practitioner had a special destiny in store for her…