Bara Holcomb Weidenauer is the daughter of two of Atlanta's
wealthiest and most prestigious families. Her beloved
father, Winnie Holcomb, recently died under mysterious
circumstances, but his death was later deemed a suicide.
Bara is in the middle of a nasty divorce from her current
husband, Foley, and he has frozen all of her funds, leaving
her destitute, but living in a mansion in Buckhead. After
twenty-five years of sobriety, Bara has fallen off the
wagon big time. While searching through Winnie's
belongings that Bara has in storage, she finds some money
and a box of military medals. She recognizes the ones
given to her late brother, and the one for her late,
precious son, and a few that were awarded to Winnie, but
there are others she knows nothing about. There is also a
locket in that box that she vaguely remembers from her
childhood.
Katherine Murray is a budding genealogist, and a part-time
amateur sleuth. Katherine's sister-in-law, Posey, informs
Bara that Katherine can track down the medals for her, much
to Katherine's chagrin. However, once Katherine discovers
that Winnie was not only a Medal of Honor recipient, but
received several other distinguished and rarely given
medals, she becomes intrigued. She also discovers that
Winnie might not be Bara's natural father. But this is
the least of Bara's problems -- she is arrested for
murder. Can Katherine's sleuthing abilities help her out
of this mess?
Patricia Sprinkle has been one of this reviewer's favorite
authors for years, and this new series is some of her best
work to date. Superb characters, an excellent plot, and
Ms. Sprinkle's sweet southern voice make the pages
practically turn themselves. This is definitely a first-
class who-dunnit that you don't want to miss.
Katharine Murray's elegant Atlanta home has been
viciously vandalized! She's prepared to devote all her time
to getting it back in tip-top shape—until she meets Bara
Weidenauer. Once a picture-perfect socialite, Bara has
fallen on some hard times. Her husband, Foley, has
hightailed it out of their marriage, and she's convinced
he'll try to take her for every penny she's got. While
scouring her house for anything of value to hide from her
greedy ex, Bara finds a box of military medals that once
belonged to her father, a beloved war hero. Eager to know
the story behind these precious trinkets, she enlists
Katharine's help.
But as Katharine digs deeper into
Weidenauer family history, she discovers that everything
Bara believed about her father may have been a lie. And when
Foley is found shot to death, Bara's world turns to complete
chaos. It's up to Katharine to expose this family's secrets
from the past and the present . . . or the future
will be very grim indeed.
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