Judd has long loved Gwyneth Blair (a storyteller and the daughter of a rich merchant), but feels he has little to offer her. He's delighted by the arrival of a solitary guest, traveling scholar Ridley Dow, who tolerates the food and lends books to the innkeeper. Quinn, serves meals that drive away guests in droves. Judd Cauley struggles to keep the Inn at Sealey Head in business, despite the fact that his cook, Mrs. Patricia McKillip eases readers into the mystery, first introducing her engaging cast of characters. This fantasy centers on the mystery of an unseen bell that has always rung at twilight in the seaside town of Sealey Head. More recent notable works include Song for the Basilisk, Ombria in Shadow, Alphabet of Thorn and Od Magic. Her Riddle Master of Hed is a genre classic. Patricia McKillip writes subtle and powerful fantasy with elegant turns of phrase that linger in a reader's memory. The Bell at Sealey Head by Patricia A. McKillip
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