Murder at the Mill

Murder, matchmaking, and a troubled marriage.

When Daniel proves in no hurry to collect her for another season on the Murray on the PS Mary B, Emma Berry takes the time to visit Deelie and Brendan O'Neill and their new baby daughter at the Lockwood's property on the Darling River. But Emma is immediately concerned at Deelie's state of mind and before she can learn what is bothering her friend two men die in an exploding flour mill.

It had to be an accident. Flour mills were dangerous places. But not everyone believes that is what happened and Brendan soon finds himself under suspicion. He did have a problem with the miller after all, and no one could have wanted to do away with the eldest Lockwood son. Could they?

Emma steps up to investigate the deaths to help her friends, and while the handsome Lieutenant Forrester isn't keen on her involvement she delves into the relationships among the large Lockwood family. What she finds are motives and agendas. And a plan for her own future.

Emma doesn't take kindly to the idea of being manipulated and she fears the family are pulling strings to cloud the truth about the deaths for their own benefit. So when the official investigation brings down a conclusion that pleases them she's not certain it's the right one. Can she orchestrate a last ditch stand to expose a killer before she returns home, or will her suspicions prove groundless?

And what has she to look forward to when she returns to Wirramilla? Are their lives still in thrall to that old promise? And what will she do if Daniel has finally tired of her company on the PS Mary B?

Murder at the Mill is the absorbing fourth and final book in the Murray Valley Mystery series. If you like historical mysteries with a strong female character, authentic settings, and family intrigue then you'll love Irene Sauman's atmospherically rich cozy mystery. Buy Murder at the Mill for an explosively good read today!