Where time stood still
(Book)

During the Civil War, hundreds of enslaved people drowned in Ebenezer Creek after being abandoned by the Union Army. The houses near the creek are empty and rundown thanks to rumors that the area is haunted. The ladies of Magnolia Investigations were hired to prove one of the houses is ghost-free. Meredith and Julia don't believe in ghosts, but they are puzzled when it looks like the family living in the house disappeared overnight, leaving all their possessions behind. Meanwhile, Meredith is trying to sort through her late husband's belongings and finding it difficult to let go.