The Trail That Leads to Trouble

A chilling discovery and a frantic call for help set Kate’s new case in motion. Will she find her way through a web of superstition to uncover the truth?

Kate has never put much stock in the wild rumors surrounding the Whelan women. They’ve lived on the margins of Eagle River for generations, working as midwives, beekeepers, and herbalists in a dogged attempt to survive.

After another mail carrier finds Juniper Whelan dead at her farm, it’s obvious the bees are to blame. Some whisper it was a fitting end to a twisted family line, and even those possessing an ounce of compassion claim it was nothing more than an accident.

Kate has doubts about that. The scene raises questions she can’t answer, and Juniper had far more enemies than friends. When the case hits too close to home for a member of the sheriff’s department, Kate signs on to help separate the fables from the facts. Can she shine enough light into the shadows to prove it was murder?