The Twice Dead Man: A Ruby Vaughn Mini Mystery
Jul 2026 · Sold by Minotaur Books
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In Jess Armstrong’s The Twice Dead Man, American heiress Ruby Vaughn heads back to the ancient Cornish countryside that started it all for this series. A great entry point into the world, this short story takes place between The Devil in Oxford and The Lost Souls of Saint Oda's.
January, 1923: Ever since the occult came into American heiress Ruby Vaughn’s life, it’s as though she’s had no moment of peace: murders involving curses, mediums, and antiquities. Ruby no longer resents the incursion of the arcane into her world, because it also brought her Ruan Kivell. The folk healer Pellar is her partner in both sleuthing and romance, and they are spending a few weeks in his Cornish village of Lothlel Green. Relaxing with Ruan and her books, in the place they first met, is the perfect remedy for a girl who cannot help but find herself in tight scrapes.
But Ruby soon realizes that peace and quiet can be boring. And when a storm hits Cornwall, it brings a dead body to Ruan’s door. Ruan recognizes the dead man as Iwan Richards, someone who supposedly died over a decade ago. Someone Ruan helped bury. Iwan’s first death in 1912 was a mining accident. . . but this time it’s murder. Ruby and Ruan must untangle the mystery of the man who died twice, before a killer strikes again.
January, 1923: Ever since the occult came into American heiress Ruby Vaughn’s life, it’s as though she’s had no moment of peace: murders involving curses, mediums, and antiquities. Ruby no longer resents the incursion of the arcane into her world, because it also brought her Ruan Kivell. The folk healer Pellar is her partner in both sleuthing and romance, and they are spending a few weeks in his Cornish village of Lothlel Green. Relaxing with Ruan and her books, in the place they first met, is the perfect remedy for a girl who cannot help but find herself in tight scrapes.
But Ruby soon realizes that peace and quiet can be boring. And when a storm hits Cornwall, it brings a dead body to Ruan’s door. Ruan recognizes the dead man as Iwan Richards, someone who supposedly died over a decade ago. Someone Ruan helped bury. Iwan’s first death in 1912 was a mining accident. . . but this time it’s murder. Ruby and Ruan must untangle the mystery of the man who died twice, before a killer strikes again.
In Jess Armstrong’s The Twice Dead Man, American heiress Ruby Vaughn heads back to the ancient Cornish countryside that started it all for this series. A great entry point into the world, this short story takes place between The Devil in Oxford and The Lost Souls of Saint Oda's.
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JESS ARMSTRONG is the USA Today bestselling author of the Ruby Vaughn Mysteries. Her debut novel, The Curse of Penryth Hall, won the Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award. She has a master’s degree in American history but prefers writing about imaginary people to the real thing. Jess lives in New Orleans with her historian husband, two children and ever growing number of pets and plants. When she’s not working on her next project, she’s probably thinking about cheese, baking, on social media, or some combination of the above.
JESS ARMSTRONG is the USA Today bestselling author of the Ruby Vaughn Mysteries. Her debut novel, The Curse of Penryth Hall, won the Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award. She has a master’s degree in American history but prefers writing about imaginary people to the r...
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