Description: A sad duty brings Alafair Tucker to Enid, Oklahoma, in the fall of 1915. Her sister's husband, Lester, is not long for this world, and the family is gathering to send him to his reward. Alafair's eldest daughter Martha has come along to help care for toddler Grace. But where is Kenneth, her niece's irresponsible husband? When it comes to light that Kenneth has been involved in some shady dealing with Buck Collins, the most ruthless businessman in town, everyone is convinced that Collins has done him in. But Alafair suspects that things are not so simple, and she sets about to discover the truth about Kenneth's fate. Soon Alafair and Martha come face-to-face with blackmail, intimidation, murder, and family secrets that stretch back over 20 years.... Donis Casey was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She lives with her husband in Tempe, Arizona. The Sky Took Him is fourth in her Alafair Tucker series. www.doniscasey.com www.typem4murder.blogspot.com
Brief description:
Donis Casey is the author of ten Alafair Tucker Mysteries. Donis has twice won the Arizona Book Award for her series, and been a finalist for the Willa Award and a seven-time finalist for the Oklahoma Book Award. Her first novel, The Old Buzzard Had It Coming, was named an Oklahoma Centennial Book in 2008. Donis is a former teacher, academic librarian, and entrepreneur. She lives in Tempe, Arizona.
Review Quotes: "Casey captures the Oklahoma of 1915-16 in a mystery that's essentially a period cozy (a deadly oil-well explosion notwithstanding), with recipes of the era added for spice. Fans will welcome this fourth in an appealing historical series." -- Booklist