Song of the Sleuth

C. P. Lesley

 

As a sixteenth-century merchant’s daughter, Lara Delfino knows firsthand the costs of marrying a man who spends half his life on the road. At twenty-five, she’s convinced she will never see her absent husband again. After four years apart without a word from Armando, she’s not sure she wants to. Then his unexpected return reveals that she cares more for him than she thought. 

 

Armando and Lara circle each other, seeking connection, but the death of his young nephew forces them to work together. Circumstances point to murder by someone in their joined family. But who, and why? As Lara applies her mathematical mind to answering these questions, working with Armando without quite trusting him, she can’t help wondering whether solving the equation will destroy the very marriage she’s attempting to save.

 

 

SONGS OF STEPPE & FOREST 8

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DUE IN 2027

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“I’d like to see all the Songs of Steppe & Forest as an ongoing television series—I think the colorful descriptions of clothing, meals, and social mores will look great on the screen. ”

—G. P. Gottlieb, host of New Books in Literature