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In historian Lottie Albright's western Kansas community, false accusations threaten senatorial candidate Brian Hadley's political career. Secrets whispered to Lottie as editor of the county history books spur her into a personal search for his aunt's murderer.
Lottie ignores warnings from her twin sister, Josie, that she is in over her head and dons a badge that will grant her access to the information she seeks. Does she really think she can combine historical research methods and police procedure? To help her sister, Josie offers her expertise in untangling the web of families bound by a lethal legacy of prideful secrets. But a clever killer, threatened by the two women's ability to connect the dots, begins to stalk Lottie.
Blindsided by her protective husband's disapproval of her new job and aghast at a bizarre attempt to sabotage her academic credentials, Lottie fears that her obsession is destroying her marriage and her reputation.
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"Really liked this book. Lottie Albright is a great character and the picture of small town's need to keep secrets, and the cost of that to so many. How Lottie is able, by searching, historic documents, to solve the mystery makes for a good read."
— Shirley (4 out of 5 stars)
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“Family secrets both past and present underpin this promising mystery debut…Readers…will be rewarded by a nail-biting climax.”
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“Historical research is anything but dull in Hinger’s debut, which holds your attention every exciting step of the way.”
— Kirkus Reviews
Deadly Descent Listener Reviews
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" Lottie is a local historian in a Kansas town trying to put together family histories for a book. When one of two feuding sisters is murdered after reading what the other one wrote, Lottie takes it upon herself to help the local sheriff find the murderer. "
— Nancy, 3/24/2012 -
" Really good. Great narration by Karen "
— Shirley, 3/22/2011 -
" Since I am into genealogy, I like the use of family history in this series. "
— Dianne, 9/6/2010 -
" Lottie is a local historian in a Kansas town trying to put together family histories for a book. When one of two feuding sisters is murdered after reading what the other one wrote, Lottie takes it upon herself to help the local sheriff find the murderer. "
— Nancy, 11/3/2009
About Charlotte Hinger
Charlotte Hinger is a historian, novelist, and nonfiction author of articles on contemporary and historical issues in the rural west. She was the editor of two comprehensive hardcover volumes of family and county histories and is a member of Phi Alpha Theta, the National History Honor Society. She has served on the board of the Kansas State Historical Society and is on the editorial board of Heritage of the Great Plains, published by Emporia State University. Her debut novel, Come Spring, won the Western Writers of America Medicine Pipe Bearer Award.
About Karen White
Karen White has been narrating audiobooks of all genres since 1999. Honored to be included in AudioFile’s Best Voices, she’s also a four-time Audie Finalist and has earned multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards and Library Journal starred reviews.