Dear Reader,

Thank you for downloading our book a Dagger for Danger. We hope you will enjoy the mystery as you join Kathy Chatsworth and Detective Sandy Brampton in tracking down the truth, the lies and the dangers of a family tradition involving a beautiful dagger that has played a part in the betrothal, wounding and killing of women for more than 450 years.

Their investigation into the death of a woman named Shaye grows more bizarre as facts they uncover wrap tendrils around a seemingly unrelated cold case, the murder of a young student named Catrina. What could the brutal stabbing of a 21^st century vegan have to do with a twisted tradition from the Middle Ages?

Three people, each with a reason for wanting to see Shaye dead, lead Kathy and Brampton to dig deep into the distant, and not so distant, history of a dangerous dagger.

We hope you enjoy reading this tale. Relax and join in their efforts to solve the puzzle. And, if they survive the convoluted twists of this investigation, we look forward to sharing more collaborations of a nosey journalist and a cautious detective with you in the future.

Janet Davies and Stephen Rayfield