Emma Iverson is just settling into her new life at Little Tombstone when one cowboy from a neighboring ranch is murdered and another goes missing.

When Earp, Emma's ancient and irritable pug, drags in a single bloody work glove belonging to the missing man, she knows It's up to her to find the missing ranch hand before the murderer does.

Emma's investigation is complicated by a spate of mail thefts, attempts to turn Earp into a social media sensation, the acquisition of a potbellied piglet, and a local eccentric's insistence that his late mother is sending him cryptic messages through the crossword puzzles in the local paper.

Note: When this book was first published in January 2020 it was titled Lonesome Glove. The title was altered to more closely conform to cozy reader expectations.

About the Little Tombstone Cozy Mystery Series:

These quirky, light-hearted cozies are set in rural New Mexico and feature a collection of endearing residents from the village of Amatista and its main attraction, a dilapidated roadside tourist stop called Little Tombstone.

Little Tombstone is a truncated version of its namesake, Tombstone, Arizona, and is home to a variety of sweet but eccentric characters.

Cast of Recurring Characters:

Emma Iverson: Our sleuth and heir to LIttle Tombstone.
Earp: Emma's ancient and irritable pug, inherited from her Great Aunt Geraldine.
Hercules: Earp's porcine companion.
Juanita Gonzoles: Proprietress of the Bird Cage Cafe.
Georgia: Emma's cousin and coheir.
Maxwell: Georgia's precocious six-year-old son
Marcus Ledbetter: Veteran and undercover stock-picking genius.
Hank Edwards: Curator of the Museum of the Unexplained and conspiracy theory enthusiast.
Phyliss: Hank's longtime ladylove.
Morticia: Resident psychic.
Katie: Mail carrier and mother to Chamomile.
Chamomile: Waitress at the Bird Cage.
Jason Wendell: Amatista's only lawyer and most eligible bachelor.
Oliver: Resident handiman and Austrailian transplant.
Nancy Flynn: Neighboring rancher and mayor of Amatista.
Freddy Fernandez: Amatista's devout barber and lay preacher.