A new mystery novel by Nancy A. Hughes
Released: June 24, 2025
Displaced New Yorkers, January and Barrett Lamont, have adjusted to rural Pennsylvania life, the international thieves, who forced them to flee, are believed to be imprisoned or deported. Barrett buys his retiring accountant boss’s practice for $1 while January pursues her fledgling ad agency. Their three alpacas and their 13-year-old owner are thriving on the Lamont’s farmette. What could fracture this idyllic existence?
Murder! Walter, Barrett’s benefactor and savior from the mob, is slain in his accounting office. Barrett stands accused. While the zealous prosecutors pursue their case, the Lamonts face the daunting task of exonerating him. They must decipher Walter’s files and honor his final wish—to locate and deliver his late wife’s secret files to a stranger from her distant past.
Walter’s COD takes an ominous twist. Did the stab to his heart kill him? Or was it the lethal presence of a mysterious poison? Walter, the town’s beloved old accountant, had no enemies. Law enforcement is stumped.
Determined, the Lamonts’ digging for answers attracts the wrath of the unknown killers with no apparent connection to Walter. His late wife’s secrets lead January to cold-case grisly murders, becoming targets themselves as they edge toward the truth.
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