Embracing the Fool: A Cassie Thornton Mystery

Prof. Cassie Thornton's mother left the family when her daughter was just eight years old to return to the gypsy life in Europe. In the first book of the series, Cassie is starting her second year in a teaching position at New York University, trying to live a quiet academic life in a new city. She has secrets, but she is innocent of the murder she stumbles upon in the opening scene.