Part of Aunt Dimity Mystery, book 12
First published 2007
Lori Sheppard has barely recovered from her Scottish ordeal when she finds herself in Bluebird, Colorado, a mountain town nestled in the Rockies. Her arrival coincides with troubling events. Someone has vanished without explanation. A magnetic local man clearly knows more than he reveals. The entire community guards a secret that runs deep and dark. Lori senses the town's residents are united in their silence about something significant from the past. With guidance from the spectral Aunt Dimity, Lori begins unraveling a mystery that stretches back a full century. Her investigation takes her through the town's hidden history and forces her to confront the reality that the people she meets may not be who they appear to be. As Lori digs deeper into Bluebird's past, she discovers that solving this old puzzle might also solve her present troubles. The mountain setting proves unexpectedly welcoming, and Lori begins to feel a sense of belonging she hadn't anticipated finding in such a remote place.
Genres: fiction, suspense, mystery, contemporary
Vibes: atmospheric, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, fish-out-of-water
Setting: Bluebird, Colorado, Rockies
Period: contemporary
228 pages · Hardcover · Viking Adult