Kin & Curses
(2024)(The third book in the Jude and Audie West Mystery series)
A novel by Laurie Alberswerth
In 1866, Silas Olsen's family suffered more plagues than Job.
They also had it coming.
The history of Hatchet Bend, Missouri, left scars deeper than the surrounding farm fields. One man’s desperate attempt at atoning for family sins seemed like a good idea.
What’s that proverb about the best intentions and where they lead?
When a fellow genealogist calls for backup on this sticky project, Jude and Audie can’t say no. But now Sam lies dead at the bottom of a staircase, and the Wests are dragged into a ring of strangers and secrets.
Are they trapped with a murderer too?
With a fortune up for grabs and a motley crew of suspects staking a claim, the Wests will have trouble enough meeting a 150-year-old deadline. Add vanishing valuables, baffling accidents, and a group of fallen angels polishing rusty halos, and it’s no wonder Sam needed help.
If they don’t take the case, will they ever learn the truth about their friend’s terrible end? But if they pick up where he left off, how can they hope not to be the next victims of the Olsen curse?
Genre: Cozy Mystery
They also had it coming.
The history of Hatchet Bend, Missouri, left scars deeper than the surrounding farm fields. One man’s desperate attempt at atoning for family sins seemed like a good idea.
What’s that proverb about the best intentions and where they lead?
When a fellow genealogist calls for backup on this sticky project, Jude and Audie can’t say no. But now Sam lies dead at the bottom of a staircase, and the Wests are dragged into a ring of strangers and secrets.
Are they trapped with a murderer too?
With a fortune up for grabs and a motley crew of suspects staking a claim, the Wests will have trouble enough meeting a 150-year-old deadline. Add vanishing valuables, baffling accidents, and a group of fallen angels polishing rusty halos, and it’s no wonder Sam needed help.
If they don’t take the case, will they ever learn the truth about their friend’s terrible end? But if they pick up where he left off, how can they hope not to be the next victims of the Olsen curse?
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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