Katherine Bennett | Updates

Book 4 The Clue in the Window is Ready for Release Sept 15

Katherine Bennett — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

A stained-glass window. A dead winemaker. A secret buried for seventy years.

When Charles Forrester is found dead at his Missouri winery, there appears to be little mystery about how he died. But questions about the man himself soon emerge. Charles Forrester, it seems, had spent much of his life hiding his past.

A stained-glass window from that past contains a puzzling alteration—and a clue pointing to the tiny Czech village of Podhradka. What begins as curiosity about an old window uncovers a hidden identity and a trail leading back to the darkest years of World War II.

Following that trail to the Czech Republic, journalist Leni Spencer joins a German professor on a quest to discover what happened in Podhradka decades ago. But finding answers means bending a few rules. Before long, they are trespassing in a locked church, scrambling through the ruins of the past, and doing their best to avoid arrest in a foreign country.

What they uncover has been hidden for generations—and could finally answer questions no one knew to ask.

The Clue in the Window is the fourth book in Katherine Bennett’s Heartland to Hometown Mysteries, where journalist Leni Spencer has learned that history has a troublesome habit of refusing to stay buried.

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A Three-book Series and Growing

Katherine Bennett — Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

It's hard to believe that the adventures of Leni Spencer, journalist, have grown to three mysteries! and expanded her travels. In The Next Great Discovery, she travels from Hometown Hawkinston, Missouri, to colorful New Orleans. In The Past Is Not at Rest, she and her friend Elizabeth Banks search for Elizabeth's ancestors in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. And In The Cost of Silence, she wrestles with dark family secrets in the mountains of Southern California. Where will she go next? Hint: she will need a passport. Stay tuned as book four in the series comes to life.

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Book #3 ~ The Cost of Silence ~ is underway!

Katherine Bennett — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

When investigative journalist Leni Spencer heads to Southern California for a holiday, she expects sea breezes and sunshine—not secrets that could shatter lives.

A Hollywood star, hides behind glamour and security gates. Her ex-husband won’t stop digging for the truth. And their ten-year-old son, a student at an elite coastal academy, may know more than anyone suspects. When a shocking act of violence rips through the tranquil world of privilege and power, Leni is the only one willing to ask the dangerous question—what are they all so desperate to keep quiet?

Set against the glittering backdrop of the Hollywood elite, The Cost of Silence is a gripping story of family, fame, and the high price of keeping secrets.

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