Tangled Roots
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- $4.99
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- $4.99
Publisher Description
Can Hannah Ives untangle the roots of her ancestry to solve murders from the past and present?
Hannah Ives’s sister, Georgina, has some astonishing news. A DNA test has revealed she is part Native American, and Hannah’s test has similar results. The link seems to come from their late mother. But how?
As Hannah dives into constructing her family tree, she uncovers a heart-breaking love story and a mysterious death, while DNA matching turns up two second cousins, Mai and Nicholas. Hannah and her niece, Julie, are eager to embrace their new relatives and learn about their surprising ancestry, but Georgina’s husband, Scott, isn’t so keen. Are there more shocking revelations to come? And can Hannah untangle her family roots to uncover the truth behind a devastating tragedy?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
At the start of Talley's mild 17th Hannah Ives mystery (after 2018's Mile High Murder), Hannah, a resident of Annapolis, Md., whose jobs over the years have included archivist and library temp, hears from her sister, Georgina, who has just gotten the results of a DNA test. Georgina can't believe that they show she's one-quarter Native American. When Hannah has her DNA tested and receives the same results, she begins to research this hitherto unknown side of her ancestry, uncovering a relative who died under mysterious circumstances long ago. Along the way, the reader receives a tutorial on Native American life, both past and present, as well as a genealogist's treasure trove of websites, archives, and investigative techniques for tracing twigs at the top of a family tree. Only well into the story does Hannah discover a body; her subsequent sleuthing hinges on her physical resemblance to a local policewoman and a chance meeting with an artist. Talley offers no thrills or chills, but those who have grown fond of Hannah will be content with this latest update.
