Book Description

If you’re looking for a humorous historical small town cozy who-done-it series featuring a smart and sassy amateur woman sleuth, you’ve come to the right place! Will a thief ruin Labor Day for the whole town of Arrojo? For Adele Gossling, Labor Day is about giving voice to progressive reforms such as the eight-hour work day and minimum wage for women. But for business owners in Arrojo, California, Labor Day is about making money. City slickers flock to the country seeking holiday deals they can’t get in San Francisco or Sacramento. What better way to celebrate than with bargains and the community picnic? What they don’t know is there’s a thief in town. He’s already succeeded in getting away with burglarizing business owners in neighboring cities, and the county police can’t seem to get their hands on him. Who is stealing gold trinkets from the shops in Arrojo, California? Is it the dandified Mr. Lyman? The town’s junk collector and pariah, Zephyr Brown? or is it someone or something beyond their wildest imagination? Follow the adventures of epistolary expert and suffragist Adele Gossling and her aura-seeing friend Nin Branch as they embark on an adventure to catch a thief and his unique accomplice. Pick up this fourth book of the mysteries reviewers have praised as a “great new series” where “characters come alive”. ~~~ Don't forget to check out the other books in the Adele Gossling Mysteries!