Archaeologist Emma Fielding goes to a fellowship in Western Massachusettsfor this mystery. Emma had recently completed excavation on the home of aneighteenth century woman named Margaret Amalie Chase Chandler. Emmabecomes the newest fellow at the Shrewsbury Foundation, where she willstudy the coded diary of Chandler. Emma meets several people, including anofficer with an attitude, a sarcastic dean, an alcoholic professor, andFaith Morgan who is a very angry divorcee.
While jogging, Emma comes across Faith's dead body. Before DetectiveSergeant Kobrinski arrives on the scene, Emma sees Officer Gary Conner(the one with the attitude) messing with the crime scene and actuallytaking something from Faith's body! Soon the killer is after Emma. Shemust run for her life and, somehow, solve an old mystery.
***** This mystery will keep you guessing. At the same time you will bekept fascinated by all the action going on. The book is very fast pacedand the secondary characters are extremely interesting! You do not have toread the previous mysteries of Emma Fielding. Each mystery is astand-alone story. But this novel will make you rush out to find firstthree! *****
Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.