Dead Man in the Reading Room

The historical society is closed for the night. The 1889 tax rolls are open on the table. The genealogist who asked to see them is face-down on top. Wren Halliday has catalogued every file in the building and can tell you which ones have been moved. Someone has been moving this one for years — and someone else is willing to kill to keep it sealed. A forged will, a stolen fortune, a descendant living under an assumed name, and a supervisor arrested for a crime he didn't commit. At the society's annual gala, Wren reads the original will aloud. A we-solve-murders mystery for readers who believe the archive is where the bodies are buried.