Night Falls on Predicament Avenue

by Jaime Jo Wright · 2024

When the crumbling walls of 322 Predicament Avenue begin to whisper, two women—separated by a century—are drawn into a tangled web of murder, secrets, and curses. In 1910, timid yet determined Effie James fights to protect her mute sister, who witnessed a brutal killing. Her quest collides with a mysterious British gentleman searching for his vanished wife, Isabelle Addington, whose last known moments were in the very house that now bears fresh bloodstains. As Effie uncovers a scandal that could doom her family, the house’s dark legacy takes root. A hundred years later, Norah Richman runs her late great‑aunt’s bed‑and‑breakfast on the same street, haunted by grief and social anxiety after her sister’s abduction and murder. When charismatic crime historian Sebastian Blaine arrives to investigate Isabelle’s infamous case, Norah tries to keep him at arm’s length—until another guest is found dead. Together they peel back layers of history, discovering that the house’s curse is far more sinister than any single death.