How to Seal Your Own Fate
New York Times bestselling author Kristen Perrin is back and better than ever with her second Castle Knoll Murder Mystery.
Welcome to Castle Knoll, the idyllic English village home to a surprising number of murderers.
Present day: Annie Adams is just settling into life in Castle Knoll when local fortune teller Peony Lane shares a cryptic message only hours before being found dead inside the locked Gravesdown Estate. Annie has no choice but to delve into the dark secrets of her new countryside home in order to find out just what Peony Lane was trying to warn her about, before her brand new life comes crashing down around her.
1967: Teenage Frances Adams, Annie’s great aunt, finds herself caught between two men. Ford Gravesdown is one of the only remaining members of a family known for its wealth and dubious uses of power. Archie Foyle is a local who can’t hold down a job and lives above the village pub. But when Frances teams up with Archie to investigate the car crash that killed most of Ford's family, it quickly becomes clear that this was no accident—hints of cover-ups, lies, and betrayals abound. The question is, just how far does the blackness creep through the heart of Castle Knoll? When Frances uncovers secrets kept by both Ford and Archie, she starts to wonder: What exactly has she gotten herself into?
As Annie and Frances investigate two new mysteries spanning decades, they’ll unlock the next level of secrets held in Castle Knoll’s dark heart.
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Kristen Perrin
In the sleepy English village of Castle Knoll, secrets simmer beneath the surface—and Kristen Perrin knows just how to stir them up.
A transplant from Seattle to Surrey, Perrin writes mysteries that blend the charm of the English countryside with the thrill of long-buried lies coming to light. Her debut adult novel, How to Solve Your Own Murder, is anything but conventional. It begins not with a body, but a prophecy—a chilling prediction made sixty years earlier that finally comes true. What follows is a puzzle-box narrative told across dual timelines, anchored by Annie Adams, a reluctant sleuth pulled into her great-aunt’s decades-old death and an inheritance game with murder at its core.
The Castle Knoll Files
In the village of Castle Knoll, secrets aren’t just whispered—they’re buried beneath the surface, waiting to be unearthed. This is a place where time seems to stand still, yet the past clings to every corner, shaping the present in ways no one expects. The Castle Knoll Files series invites readers into this atmospheric world, where every mystery is a tangled web of forgotten history, cryptic prophecies, and deeply buried truths.
The Castle Knoll Files consists of three books and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of one more book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
