Murder Once Removed

Name: Murder Once Removed
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: S.C. Perkins
ISBN: 9781980021674

Author: S.C. Perkins

Series: Ancestry Detective #1

Narrator: Nina Alvamar

Unabridged: 10 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/19/2019

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Women Sleuths, Amateur Sleuth, Cozy

Synopsis

S.C. Perkins' Murder Once Removed is the captivating first mystery in the Ancestry Detective series, in which Texas genealogist Lucy Lancaster uses her skills to solve murders in both the past and present. Except for a good taco, genealogist Lucy Lancaster loves nothing more than tracking down her clients' long-dead ancestors, and her job has never been so exciting as when she discovers a daguerreotype photograph and a journal proving Austin, Texas, billionaire Gus Halloran's great-great-grandfather was murdered back in 1849. What's more, Lucy is able to tell Gus who was responsible for his ancestor's death. Partly, at least. Using clues from the journal, Lucy narrows the suspects down to two nineteenth-century Texans, one of whom is the ancestor of present-day U.S. senator Daniel Applewhite. But when Gus publicly outs the senator as the descendant of a murderer-with the accidental help of Lucy herself-and her former co-worker is murdered protecting the daguerreotype, Lucy will find that shaking the branches of some family trees proves them to be more twisted and dangerous than she ever thought possible.

Reviews

Goodreads review by James on March 27, 2019

Sometimes I get so busy that I don't catch all the books flying at me for giveaways, ARCs, or blog tours. Other times, I'm lucky to have friends who know me incredibly well. Nina (@TheCozyPages) privately messaged me to ensure I saw this book was available for a blog tour. I hadn't caught it, but th......more

Goodreads review by Julie on February 12, 2019

While explanations of once removed, twice removed and all that genealogy jazz aren't really my thing, this book sure is! I had a great time reading this first book in the new Ancestry Detective cozy mystery series. Genealogist Lucy Lancaster is hired to look into the family tree of Angus "Gus" Hallo......more

Goodreads review by Judy on December 21, 2018

I thought this was a very interesting book. I didn’t love it, I didn’t hate it. It had a lot of historical information about Texas, which I didn’t exactly care about but it was interesting, and it had lots of information about genealogy which I really liked. I am not sure how I feel about the way th......more

Goodreads review by Lori on February 15, 2019

Lucy Lancaster, a professional genealogist, researches the family of Gus Halloran, uncovering a mystery surrounding the mid-19th century death of Seth Halloran. A photographer's journal states he was murdered by C.A. and then the scene was tampered to make it look as though he were trampled by horse......more