Jess Armstrong Books in Order

Book dealer Ruby Vaughn visits her old friend Tamsyn at a Cornish manor, where Tamsyn’s husband is found murdered. Rumors of a returning curse draw Ruby into an investigation with local healer Ruan, while her friend remains in danger.

Ruby Vaughn accompanies her employer to a Scottish castle expecting to inspect manuscripts, only to find a séance instead. When a medium is murdered and they become suspects, Ruby must uncover secrets among the guests with Ruan’s help.

Ruby Vaughn and her employer spend Christmas in Oxford among antiquarian scholars, where a death disrupts an exhibition of Egyptian treasures. A friend’s plea draws Ruby into another investigation, and Ruan’s return complicates both the mystery and her feelings.

Ruby Vaughn has long believed her family died aboard the Lusitania. A solicitor’s claim that her mother is alive in a Belgian hospital sends her searching for answers, confronting the possibility that her understanding of the past is wrong.

During a Cornish visit, Ruby Vaughn and Ruan discover a dead man on the doorstep amid a storm. The victim supposedly died in a mining accident years earlier, forcing them to unravel his hidden history before another killing follows.