Description: Lottie is doubtful that Francesca Diaz, a healerand some say a witchcan help solve the crime, but awed by Francesca's expertise in medicinal plants and herbs, she agrees to record old spells and recipes. Because Lottie is working undercover, she can tell no one about the investigationnot her husband or her twin sister, leaving both of them bewildered. As events reveal Francesca's plans to avenge ancient wrongs, Lottie is drawn into the dangerous side of spirituality and learns too late that her intellect is no match for evil.
Brief description:
Charlotte Hinger is a historian, novelist, and nonfiction author of articles on contemporary and historical issues in the rural west. She was the editor of two comprehensive hardcover volumes of family and county histories and is a member of Phi Alpha Theta, the National History Honor Society. She has served on the board of the Kansas State Historical Society and is on the editorial board of Heritage of the Great Plains, published by Emporia State University. Her debut novel, Come Spring, won the Western Writers of America Medicine Pipe Bearer Award.
Review Quotes:
"A nasty murder pits the local police against the state police...Lottie must use all her many skills to solve a case that has far-reaching ramifications. This third case for Lottie is filled with surprising historical information, social commentary, romance, and a strong mystery."
-- "Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"