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ABOUT MARION
Marion is a member of Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime and Oklahoma Writers’ Federation, Inc. Her novels and short stories have won prizes from ByLine magazine, Oklahoma Writers’ Federation, Inc., Greater Dallas Writers’ Association, Panhandle Professional Writers, and Johnson County Creative Writers. Listen to an interview with Marion.
Deadly Kin
Third in the Deadly Past Mystery Series
A visit to the Boston home of fellow history buff Gail Adams Wiltshire plunges Millie Kirchner into a battle between two branches of a legendary family, descendants of John, Abigail, and Samuel Adams. Some of Gail’s relatives are prominent in the effort to preserve city landmarks, but her cousin Marvin Adams Bailey is a developer with plans to build Crossroads of History, a giant shopping center that will impact a historic neighborhood.
The battle over approval of Crossroads plays out in TV interviews and press coverage, and the public poisoning of a civic leader seems related. All Millie’s mystery-solving instincts are aroused, and she questions Gail’s acquaintances during dinner parties, at public events, while sightseeing and while rehearsing a play Gail’s cousin Sam has written. Among Millie’s talented fellow actors are Sam himself; Gail’s fiancé, Ladd English; his father, restaurateur Todd English; and “Hands on History” guide Katrina Rawls.
Millie and Sam share an attraction, though his little-boy pranks annoy her and she feels committed to her long-distance relationship with Scott Wyrick. Marvin also courts Millie, but a near-fatal accident while visiting a construction project with him raises her suspicions.
A second death, that of charismatic African-American preservationist Xavier Benedict at a gala to honor Boston’s guides, renews Millie’s determination to figure out how the deaths are related to the Crossroads project.
An enigmatic text—purportedly from Sam—entices Millie to a Revolutionary-era cemetery one evening. Learning she’s actually there alone with the murderer, Millie must call on all her wit and skills to save her life.