An investigation of missing property takes a darker turn
near Lake Superior in Dead Man’s Mistress, the next
mystery in David Housewright’s award-winning McKenzie
series.
Louise Wykoff is arguably the most recognizable woman living
in Minnesota, known for her presence in over one hundred
paintings by the late and brilliant Randolph McInnis.
Louise, known better as “That Wykoff Woman,” was just a
young apprentice when her intimate representation and the
fact of the McInnis’s marriage caused rumors to fly—and
Louise to hide away for decades.
All of McInnis's paintings are in museums or known private
collections, until Louise confesses to having three more
that no one has ever heard of—and now they've been stolen.
Rushmore McKenzie, an occasional unlicensed private
investigator, agrees to look into the theft. As he
investigates, following clues that appear far too
straightforward, he finds himself on the wrong side of the
bars wondering if the trail might be deeper and darker than
he’s been led to believe. Hours away from St. Paul, deep in
the nature of Grand Marais, the truth seems murkier—and
deadlier—than usual.