Murder Once Removed
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Publisher Description
S.C. Perkins' Murder Once Removed is the captivating first mystery in the Ancestry Detective series, in which Texas genealogist Lucy Lancaster uses her skills to solve murders in both the past and present.
Except for a good taco, genealogist Lucy Lancaster loves nothing more than tracking down her clients’ long-dead ancestors, and her job has never been so exciting as when she discovers a daguerreotype photograph and a journal proving Austin, Texas, billionaire Gus Halloran’s great-great-grandfather was murdered back in 1849. What’s more, Lucy is able to tell Gus who was responsible for his ancestor’s death.
Partly, at least. Using clues from the journal, Lucy narrows the suspects down to two nineteenth-century Texans, one of whom is the ancestor of present-day U.S. senator Daniel Applewhite. But when Gus publicly outs the senator as the descendant of a murderer—with the accidental help of Lucy herself—and her former co-worker is murdered protecting the daguerreotype, Lucy will find that shaking the branches of some family trees proves them to be more twisted and dangerous than she ever thought possible.
Winner of the Malice Domestic Best First Traditional Mystery Novel Competition
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Professional genealogist Lucy Lancaster, the heroine of Perkins's fun debut, is hired by Gus, the patriarch of Texas's Halloran clan, to delve into his family history, but what she finds is proof that Gus's great-great-grandfather's death in 1849 was no accident. The incriminating evidence points to someone only identified as C.A., whom Lucy has narrowed down to two suspects, one of whom is the great-great-great-grandfather of present-day Senator Daniel Applewhite, who happens to be running for reelection against Gus's son, Pearce. For all her hard work, Gus treats Lucy to a sumptuous meal where Lucy over-imbibes and, combined with her antihistamine, ends up completely blotto. Gus drags her into an impromptu press announcement, prematurely naming Applewhite's ancestor as a murderer. This unlocks a chain of events that endangers Lucy, involves the Feds, and leads to a murder. Lucy's officemates and other quirky friends add spice to this delightful cozy. Readers will look forward to Lucy's further adventures.
