A Trench Full of SecretsAs a favor to Sebastian Kanady, out questing his sister, Cora Countryman takes charge of The Courier and the newsboy’s well-being. When bones are found by diggers trenching the new water main, Wanee wants the past boxed and buried. But when forensics point to murder and a baby left on a doorstep, Cora sets out to discover the killer and the child, if it lives.
Her curiosity leads her to an orphanage and an unexpected discovery. And when a wartime secret surfaces with a strip of yellow muslin, Cora Countryman stubbornly suspects a returned Civil War veteran, but which one? With the town humming about monuments and parades, Cora will learn how corrosive secrets can be, and how brave a woman must become to set them free.
Sharply observed, and tenderly fierce, this is a cozy historical mystery with rich period detail, a plucky heroine and a town full of motives. Buy now and follow the clues with Cora.
