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Tabitha & Wolf Historical Mystery #16
A Prescient Woman
A quiet stop in the New Forest should have been the perfect end to a difficult case.
Instead, Tabitha and Wolf arrive in Sway to find a village unnerved by whispers at the foot of a towering concrete monolith. Superstitious locals blame the wind, or the reclusive judge who built the tower and withdrew from society. But when a boy vanishes after claiming the wall spoke to him, rumour curdles into panic.
Following the trail, Tabitha and Wolf are drawn into a secretive spiritualist circle obsessed with the judge’s legacy. Séances and the power of suggestion collide in a chilling web of manipulation. Someone is using the villagers’ belief in spiritualism as a weapon, using fear to make ordinary people obedient accomplices.
What will Tabitha and Wolf have to risk to uncover the truth behind Peterson’s Folly?
Instead, Tabitha and Wolf arrive in Sway to find a village unnerved by whispers at the foot of a towering concrete monolith. Superstitious locals blame the wind, or the reclusive judge who built the tower and withdrew from society. But when a boy vanishes after claiming the wall spoke to him, rumour curdles into panic.
Following the trail, Tabitha and Wolf are drawn into a secretive spiritualist circle obsessed with the judge’s legacy. Séances and the power of suggestion collide in a chilling web of manipulation. Someone is using the villagers’ belief in spiritualism as a weapon, using fear to make ordinary people obedient accomplices.
What will Tabitha and Wolf have to risk to uncover the truth behind Peterson’s Folly?
244 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 18, 2026
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April 21, 2026
A Prescient Woman by Sarah F. Noel is the sixteenth book in the Tabitha and Wolf Mystery series. It features Tabitha Chesterton, Countess of Pembroke, and Wolf, Jeremy Chesterton, Earl of Pembroke.
The book, set in the late Victorian era, has Tabitha, Wolf, their new son Julius, Dowager Countess Julia Chesterton, American heiress Isabella Hartwell, and staff on their way to the village of Sway where Wolf plans to inspect a mill he might buy and Julia plans to visit a an old friend, Lady Emerson.
When they arrive they find a strange situation and strange villagers, including a spiritualist, who have essentially take control of Lady Emerson's live. Then a villager reports that her son is missing after hearing voices from a mysterious tower.. The group agrees to investigate and is joined by Bear, Wolf's personal secretary Albert Caruthers. The investigation is discouraged by Lady Emerson's friends and encounters superstition and suspected smuggling. Julia and Isabella make significant contributions to solving the mystery.
Although this part book is part of a series it can read as a standalone. Fans of the series should note that many of the ongoing characters from previous books do not figure in this book, although a few are mentioned in passing. Isabella, relatively new to the series, will be featured in a forthcoming new series.
The book, set in the late Victorian era, has Tabitha, Wolf, their new son Julius, Dowager Countess Julia Chesterton, American heiress Isabella Hartwell, and staff on their way to the village of Sway where Wolf plans to inspect a mill he might buy and Julia plans to visit a an old friend, Lady Emerson.
When they arrive they find a strange situation and strange villagers, including a spiritualist, who have essentially take control of Lady Emerson's live. Then a villager reports that her son is missing after hearing voices from a mysterious tower.. The group agrees to investigate and is joined by Bear, Wolf's personal secretary Albert Caruthers. The investigation is discouraged by Lady Emerson's friends and encounters superstition and suspected smuggling. Julia and Isabella make significant contributions to solving the mystery.
Although this part book is part of a series it can read as a standalone. Fans of the series should note that many of the ongoing characters from previous books do not figure in this book, although a few are mentioned in passing. Isabella, relatively new to the series, will be featured in a forthcoming new series.
April 23, 2026
Whispers in the night.
While on a business trip with the whole family, the Dowager Duchess insists on them visiting an old friend. Unfortunately, the group soon discovers that all is not well with their hostess or her household. Unsure of how to proceed, they settle in and meet a group of most unusual locals at dinner.
A young boy delivers a package to the house and then disappears. His terrified mother shows up at the house and the mystery begins. Where is Timmy and why is he missing. The tale becomes one of frustration and danger as Wolfe, Bear, Isabella, Tabitha, and the Dowager refuse to be out manuvered.
While on a business trip with the whole family, the Dowager Duchess insists on them visiting an old friend. Unfortunately, the group soon discovers that all is not well with their hostess or her household. Unsure of how to proceed, they settle in and meet a group of most unusual locals at dinner.
A young boy delivers a package to the house and then disappears. His terrified mother shows up at the house and the mystery begins. Where is Timmy and why is he missing. The tale becomes one of frustration and danger as Wolfe, Bear, Isabella, Tabitha, and the Dowager refuse to be out manuvered.
April 23, 2026
A Visit/A Surprise/Someone Missing…
While the group goes to visit an old friend of the dowager’s they find many surprises…among them a missing child that leads to a concrete tower, perhaps smugglers, and many unanswered questions. Wolf calls in Bear, who has a new friend. Working together they must solve this case to find the missing child..
While the group goes to visit an old friend of the dowager’s they find many surprises…among them a missing child that leads to a concrete tower, perhaps smugglers, and many unanswered questions. Wolf calls in Bear, who has a new friend. Working together they must solve this case to find the missing child..
April 21, 2026
Enjoyable
Very intriguing and well written. The mystery is especially interesting. When a young lad goes missing, will they find him in time? And what do ghosts and seances have to do with his disappearance? Join Wolf, Tabitha, the dowager, and Bear in another hot pursuit!
Very intriguing and well written. The mystery is especially interesting. When a young lad goes missing, will they find him in time? And what do ghosts and seances have to do with his disappearance? Join Wolf, Tabitha, the dowager, and Bear in another hot pursuit!
May 1, 2026
not for me.
Tropes I dislike were major themes. Dementia is a theme I hate and it was present in the very beginning throughout the book until the epilogue. Second trope was seances. I dislike seances they are a lazy plot tool.
Tropes I dislike were major themes. Dementia is a theme I hate and it was present in the very beginning throughout the book until the epilogue. Second trope was seances. I dislike seances they are a lazy plot tool.
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