Murder Once Removed

S.C. Perkins' Murder Once Removed is the captivating first mystery in the Ancestry Detective series, in which Texas genealogist Lucy Lancaster uses her skills to solve murders in both the past and present.

Except for a good taco, genealogist Lucy Lancaster loves nothing more than tracking down her clients’ long-dead ancestors, and her job has never been so exciting as when she discovers a daguerreotype photograph and a journal proving Austin, Texas, billionaire Gus Halloran’s great-great-grandfather was murdered back in 1849. What’s more, Lucy is able to tell Gus who was responsible for his ancestor’s death.

Partly, at least. Using clues from the journal, Lucy narrows the suspects down to two nineteenth-century Texans, one of whom is the ancestor of present-day U.S. senator Daniel Applewhite. But when Gus publicly outs the senator as the descendant of a murderer—with the accidental help of Lucy herself—and her former co-worker is murdered protecting the daguerreotype, Lucy will find that shaking the branches of some family trees proves them to be more twisted and dangerous than she ever thought possible.

SC Perkins 'Murder Once Removed este primul mister captivant din seria Ancestry Detective, in care genealogistul din Texas Lucy Lancaster isi foloseste abilitatile pentru a rezolva crimele atat in trecut, cat si in prezent. Cu exceptia unui taco bun, genealogistul Lucy Lancaster nu iubeste altceva decat urmarirea pe stramosii de mult morti ai clientilor ei, iar slujba ei nu a fost niciodata atat de interesanta ca atunci cand a descoperit o fotografie daguerreotip si un jurnal care dovedea Austin, Texas, strabunicul lui Gus Halloran a fost ucis in 1849.