The Bellweather Rhapsody by Kate Racculia
Fiction

This haunted yet humorous mystery takes place on the fifteenth anniversary of a murder suicide in room 712 of the majestic, decrepit Bellweather Hotel. Minnie, the sole witness to the crime as a child, has returned to the scene of the event that impacted her whole life. Minnie is facing her fears on the weekend of the annual statewide high school music festival, which brings together diva Alice Hatmaker and her twin brother Rabbit; their chaperone, Natalie; Viola, the despicable conference coordinator; an eccentric Scottish orchestra conductor and the elderly hotel concierge.  Then a ferocious snow storm traps them all, and Viola’s daughter disappears from room 712, leaving behind only a note that reads: “Now she is mine.” Atmospheric, witty storytelling, and distinctive characters with secrets that are revealed layer by layer mark this delightful literary novel.