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Marcia Talley

Hannah Ives doesn’t go looking for trouble. But this time, trouble’s landed right in her lap. 

All Hannah really wants is to get on with life. Having survived a bout of breast cancer, she’s looking forward to reconstructive surgery, and a fresh start. Her Annapolis home has been cheerfully feng shui-ed by her older sister Ruth, and her parents have just relocated to a house conveniently nearby. And, perhaps best of all, her younger sister Georgina is finally receiving help for her protracted post-partum depression.

But when Georgina's therapist takes a nosedive off a balcony around the time of their appointment, the whole family is in for a roller-coaster ride of confused memories and overwhelming emotions.

Refusing to believe her sister's wild accusations, Hannah sets her indomitable will to the task of finding out what’s really going on, and wades into a dark and confusing world of secrets and shame, trust and deceit, reality and delusion.

Unbreathed Memories is the second book of the Hannah Ives mysteries. The first, Sing It to Her Bones, won the 1998 Malice Domestic Grant, was a Featured Alternate of the Mystery Guild, and was nominated for an Agatha Award for Best First Novel. Unbreathed Memories received a Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice nomination for Best Contemporary Mystery.

Lume Books

Hannah Ives Mysteries

Unbreathed Memories

December 1999. The dawn of a new millennium looms near, and Hannah Ives is looking forward to a new beginning.

It’s been eight months since her mother died, and Hannah and her sisters are worried about their father, George. He’s always been a social drinker, but since his wife’s death he’s been knocking back martinis like vitamins.

That soon becomes the least of their worries, however, when they learn that their father has met a younger woman called Darlene — a floozy who’s already buried three husbands.

When her late mother’s jewelry shows up around Darlene’s neck at their Christmas engagement party, Hannah has to restrain herself from ripping it from the gold digger’s throat. Then an already terrible evening takes a strange turn when Hannah receives a mysterious phone call...

Occasion of Revenge is a spine-tingling murder mystery that is the perfect read for whodunnit crime lovers.

Praise for Marcia Talley

“A shining new talent…Hannah Ives tackles life’s ups and downs with humour, intelligence and courage.” – Deborah Crombie, author of Dreaming of the Bones

“The writing is extraordinary” – The Capital

Occasion of Revenge

With the opening of her daughter and son-in-law’s luxury spa looming, things are all go for Hannah and her family. Everyone is involved, running around and helping out. But among the hustle and bustle, evil is lurking and the family are soon faced with the devastating realisation that one-year-old Timmy has disappeared.

With a family torn apart by shock and grief, Hannah is determined to return her grandson to his devastated mother and father. But will Hannah be able to handle what she discovers? When even loyal and trusted friends reveal dark and sinister pasts, Hannah and her family are overcome with mounting suspicion and paranoia. And as time goes on and no ransom note appears, Timmy’s fate soon becomes a lot less clear and a lot more perilous.

Through the Darkness is a chilling mystery that is as emotional as it is absorbing.

Praise for Marcia Talley 

“A shining new talent…Hannah Ives tackles life’s ups and downs with humour, intelligence and courage.” – Deborah Crombie, author of Dreaming of the Bones 

“The writing is extraordinary” – The Capital