Event Dime

Agnes, we're not murderers! by Alexander, Jessica (Jessica L.)

When:

June 30, 2026 · 7:58 PM

Where:

Fairfax County Public Library

Source:

Fairfax County Public Library

"Agnes is wasting away. In a bed of velvet and silk, she dreams of death--and Mary. Mary--a wraith with bloodstained gown and mouth--drips mystery and menace. She materializes beside a lake, beneath a pear tree, outside the window. She turns servants feral and plunges the manor into anarchy. Since her arrival, nothing is right. The maids snarl. The nights grow strange. Agnes swoons. Her brother, Arthur, calls it a sickness. A curse. He stalks the halls with scissors in his fist. He wants purit