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Fantasy. Fiction. Romance. Suspense. HTML:Can the same killer strike againâ??a hundred and fifty years later? Estes Park, Colorado, is a place of serenity. But it wasn't always so serene. Shortly after the Civil War, Nathan Kendall and his wife were murdered there, leaving behind a young son. The crime was never solved. Now...historian Scarlet Barlow is working at a small museum attached to a B and B, the same building where that murder occurred. She recently came to Colorado, reeling after her divorce from FBI agent Diego McCullough. Diegoâ??who's just been asked to join the Krewe of Hunters, a unit dealing with "unusual" situations... When Scarlet unwittingly takes pictures of people who've been murderedâ??just like the Kendalls a hundred and fifty years beforeâ??the police look at her with suspicion. Then the museum's statues of historic people, including Nathan Kendall, begin to talk to her, and she knows it's time to call her ex-husband. Diego heads to Estes Park, determined to solve the bizarre case that threatens Scarlet's lifeâ??and to reunite with the woman he never… (more)
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This time it's Estes Park, Colorado and the Stanley Hotel. Our prologue involves a 19th century couple named Nathan and Jillian Kendall. Nathan was a former Civil War
The Conway Ranch is now a B & B [Bed & Breakfast] and museum. It was bought and restored by one of Nathan's descendants and his wife. Our romantic heroine, Scarlet, is another descendant of Nathan. (His son had 14 children. There are about 200 descendants. If that seems a lot to you, my oldest aunt [97 this year] is a great-great grandmother with over three dozen direct descendants. Who knows how many there'll be over a century from now?)
Our romantic hero is Scarlet's ex-husband, Diego. He turned down an offer to join the Krewe, but accepts in a hurry when Scarlet calls to say she's in trouble (spooky trouble).
There's a serial killer in them thar mountains. Can the ghosts of the slain help prevent more deaths?
There's a nifty murder device in one chapter. Most of the guests flee the Conway Ranch after the first bodies are discovered. Loved the reactions from the five who stayed when the Krewe holds a seance and the spirits are active.
We also learn why Scarlet divorced Diego. Of course this case is bringing them back together. Theirs is not the only romance in the book. I'm happy for the other couple.
Dog lovers are out of luck.
Cat lovers will have to settle for behind-the-scenes barn cats. (Until the Krewe shows up, they provide the ranch's only security, and pretty limited security at that.)
Horse lovers will enjoy Blaze, Zeus, etc.
If you like Heather Graham, and I love her books, and you have enjoyed the Krewe of Hunters series I think you will like this one as well.