The Ghostwriter
by Gaelyn Andrews · September 2026
Every old house keeps its secrets.
Cottentop has someone to tell them.
When Eponine Gardener becomes the sixth steward of Cottentop, she discovers that the historic Louisiana mansion already has a presence: Arden Elise Cotten, its long-dead resident, unseen by everyone but Eponine.
Then a gathering ends in sudden death, and Cottentop becomes the heart of a murder investigation.
As the living guard their secrets, Eponine and Arden must discover what the house has
kept-and why someone was willing to kill for it.
A beautiful, atmospheric mystery of friendship, remembrance, and stories that refuse to be forgotten.
About The Ghostwriter
Every old house keeps its secrets.
Cottentop has someone to tell them.
When Eponine Gardener becomes the sixth steward of Cottentop, she discovers that the historic Louisiana mansion already has a presence: Arden Elise Cotten, its long-dead resident, unseen by everyone but Eponine.
Then a gathering ends in sudden death, and Cottentop becomes the heart of a murder investigation.
As the living guard their secrets, Eponine and Arden must discover what the house has
kept-and why someone was willing to kill for it.
A beautiful, atmospheric mystery of friendship, remembrance, and stories that refuse to be forgotten.
Gaelyn Andrews
Gaelyn Andrews writes gentle mysteries rooted in old houses, family secrets, and the enduring power of place. Her stories explore friendship, remembrance, and the quiet ways the past continues to shape the present. A lifelong lover of history, literature, and houses that seem to possess stories of their own, she created The Cottentop Mysteries to welcome readers into a world where every room holds a memory and some mysteries are worth keeping. Within these pages, imagination is woven with the unexplained. The paranormal encounters threaded through the story were experienced by the author and her family at their residence, Cottentop Mansion. The Ghostwriter is the first novel in The Cottentop Mysteries.
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