The Old Deep and Dark — Ellen Hart

Renowned theater director Cordelia Thorn is restoring a historic theater. She has a vision for its future, but is increasingly fascinated by its past. Nicknamed "The Old Deep and Dark" because of the Prohibition-era double murder that occurred in the basement, there are a wealth of secrets hidden inside its walls. And, to her shock and horror, Cordelia discovers a present-day body literally buried in a basement wall. Cordelia calls on her best friend, P.I. Jane Lawless. Although Jane is in the thick of another investigation, she agrees to help. But as Jane starts tracing the trails of two separate investigations, she quickly learns they might not be as unconnected as she thought.

With The Old Deep and Dark, the twenty-second installment in the award-winning Jane Lawless series, Ellen Hart has crafted another impeccably plotted, seamlessly written mystery.