". . . features an unusual heroine, idiosyncratic characters, a bucolic setting, and an intriguing plot. Strongly recommended."-Library Journal
Returning to her hometown to solve the mystery of her father's lynching, Chantalene must also unravel the mystery of her Mother's disappearance fifteen years ago. Shrouded in shame and secrecy, the townspeople resent Chantalene's meddling and history threatens to repeat itself. Chantalene must reevaluate who is friend and foe in a once familiar small town, where no one is who they appear to be.
M. K. Preston grew up on a wheat farm in Oklahoma, near a town not too different from the setting of her mystery series. She still lives in central Oklahoma, where the rivers run red in springtime and the cottonwoods lean toward the North Star. By day she edits and publishes Byline, a nationally distributed trade magazine for writers.