From author Rosalie Spielman comes a clever small town mystery that will leave you guessing until the very end...Retired US Army officer Tessa Treslow has settled in with her Aunt Edna in her hometown of New Oslo, Idaho. After the disasters of the previous fall, Tessa and her family are back on their feet as they start a new dream venture: a vehicle restoration business, "BOSS-Band of Sisters Services, call the She-canics."Tessa and the enticing local math teacher, Nick Hunt, are also working together to organize a charity run during the New Oslo Pioneer Days festival. All seems to be going well... until Tessa finds a dead body in the town park!The murder victim is a stranger to their small town, who claimed that she was the illegitimate cousin of Tessa's best friend, Deputy Petunia "Freddie" Frederickson. The victim's bloody finger is pointing to a mark on the veterans' honor roll sign, circling the names of Freddie and her grandfather. Complicating matters, Freddie was witnessed in an altercation with the woman just before her death, and it was Freddie's knife found at the scene.In order to help her best friend, Tessa and Aunt Edna search for the real identity of the victim. Was she actually a long-lost family member? Who would want her dead? And what was she doing in New Oslo? Tessa is determined to find out... even if the answers lead her straight into the crosshairs of a killer!"Brilliant! The mystery was clever, well-developed to a surprise ending, but it was the characters that had me hooked!"~Kings River Life Magazine"You will also fall in love with New Oslo and its residents and businesses. You will want to pack a bag and jump in your car and head there as fast as you can!"~ Cozy Mystery Book Reviews Rosalie Spielman is an author, mother, veteran, and retired military spouse. She was thrilled to discover that she could make people laugh with her writing and finds joy in giving people a humorous escape from the real world. In addition to her cozy mysteries for the Aloha Lagoon and Hometown mystery series, she has several published short stories. She is an active member of Sisters in Crime, Private Eye Writers of America, and the Military Writers Society of America.She lives in Maryland with her husband in a rapidly emptying nest. For more information on her books or to subscribe to her newsletter, go to www.rosalie-spielman-author.com, follow her author Facebook page (Rosalie Spielman author), or join her Facebook readers' group (You Know The Spiel). Providing an escape…one page at a time. When Army Veteran Tessa Treslow reluctantly returns to her small hometown, the last thing she expects to encounter is a murder. Between her feisty family, a new love interest, and a slew of small town suspects, Tessa has her hands full. Can she be the hero for her hometown once again... before it's too late?
