Five deaths. Fifty years apart. But are they murders?

Annie Adams thought she was done with murder mysteries after solving her great aunt Frances’ death only months ago (see: How to Solve Your Own Murder). But when she and her best friend discover Peony Lane dead in Annie’s solarium, the past comes crashing back into the present with lethal force.

Peony Lane isn’t just any victim—she’s the fortune teller whose cryptic prediction set Frances on a decades-long obsession with the secrets and sins of Castle Knoll. Her fortune foretold Frances’ murder and changed everything. Now Peony herself is dead, and Annie is once again thrust into the role of amateur detective.

How to Seal Your Own Fate weaves between two timelines: Annie investigating in the present day, and Frances in 1967, each woman uncovering pieces of a puzzle that connects three deaths and sends aftershocks rippling across half a century. The structure is intricate—author Kristen Perrin doesn’t just tell two stories, she braids them together so tightly that revelations in one timeline illuminate shadows in the other.

This is cryptic, clever storytelling that will leave your mind working overtime. Just when you think you’ve fitted the pieces together, Perrin reveals another layer to the mystery. It’s the kind of book that rewards close attention and makes you want to flip back through pages to catch the clues you missed.

If you love puzzles wrapped in mysteries wrapped in family secrets, Kristen Perrin has crafted another winner.