Family Skeletons
A Mystery Introducing Torie O'Shea
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3.0 • 2 Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
In Rett MacPherson's Family Skeletons, as resident genealogist, historian, tour guide, and occasional amateur snoop, Victory "Torie" O'Shea can be found anywhere in the historic German town of New Kassel, Missouri--mixing fudge, giving tours, tracing family trees, and even investigating murder...
When shop-owner Norah Zumwalt asks Torie for help in piecing together her family lineage to find her missing father, Torie cheerfully agrees. But before Torie delivers her results, Norah is brutally murdered. Now Torie must use her formidable skills at prying into the past--and the human heart--to solve a case of passionate secrets and betrayal. But as the Mississippi floods, she may be in deep trouble when evidence of another killing surfaces--and Torie comes face to face with a family skeleton that will chill her to the bone.
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New Kassel, Mo., historical society member and genealogist Victory "Torie" O'Shea lives by the Show Me state's motto in this strong debut cozy. Antiques dealer Norah Zumwalt hires Torie to compile a family treeDwith particular emphasis on her father, who never returned from WWII. Accessing military records, Torie immediately finds out that he is living in a nearby town. When she phones with the news, Norah says she will call back. But she doesn't. Worried, Torie goes to her house and finds the woman murdered. Feeling linked to the victim and wondering why Norah's father never got in touch with his only child, Torie continues with the family tree. With information gathered from Norah's children, she finds out the victim had a secret boyfriend and a wealthy ex-husband. Soon, Torie establishes a picture of Norah as an emotionally abused woman, which fuels her determination to find the killer. She unearths a similar local murder committed before the war and links it to the man who says he's Norah's father. With a slew of suspects, Torie follows up on every nitty-gritty detail, endangering herself and her family in the process. Torie's rich home lifeDtwo young daughters, a loving husband, a wheelchair-bound mother and a country musician fatherDadd appealing dimension to this new amateur sleuth.
