When Stella and Savannah accidentally encounter a skeleton on the fringes of the corn maze, they don't panic, especially when Stella recognizes the remains as someone who disappeared 40 years ago. Sheriff Manny Gilford arrives on the scene, and tentatively agrees with Stella that the corpse is long-missing Becky Dingle. Stella recognizes the purple and pink flowered dress Mrs. Dingle used to wear and the leather Cherokee barrette in her hair.
When Becky disappeared, her abusive husband told everyone she had run away with another man, now it seems that was not true. More heartbreaking for Stella is knowing how her friend Elsie, Becky's daughter, had mourned for her missing mother over the years. Now more heartbreak for Elsie was on the way as the police try to discover who murdered Becky.
As Stella and Manny investigate, they discover similarities between Becky's death and the deaths of several other women in the area, including Stella's own mother. Could Stella's long-dead father be the killer or is it someone who is still alive in McGill, Georgia? Savannah jumps right in with the archaeology crew investigating the site and Stella is happy to have her distracted with this aspect of the case. Savannah knows she is going to be a policewoman when she grows up, and as loyal readers know, she does.
More tales from the roots of the Moonlight Magnolia Detective Agency reaching back to the 1980s. A clever mystery with lots of Southern flavor.
When Becky disappeared, her abusive husband told everyone she had run away with another man, now it seems that was not true. More heartbreaking for Stella is knowing how her friend Elsie, Becky's daughter, had mourned for her missing mother over the years. Now more heartbreak for Elsie was on the way as the police try to discover who murdered Becky.
As Stella and Manny investigate, they discover similarities between Becky's death and the deaths of several other women in the area, including Stella's own mother. Could Stella's long-dead father be the killer or is it someone who is still alive in McGill, Georgia? Savannah jumps right in with the archaeology crew investigating the site and Stella is happy to have her distracted with this aspect of the case. Savannah knows she is going to be a policewoman when she grows up, and as loyal readers know, she does. More tales from the roots of the Moonlight Magnolia Detective Agency reaching back to the 1980s. A clever mystery with lots of Southern flavor.
Disclosure: I received this book from the publisher.
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