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THE PRAIRIE GRASS MURDERS
ISBN 1-59414-541-5
by
Patricia Stoltey
Sylvia Thorn, circuit court judge in Palm Beach County, Florida, takes an
unexpected trip to her hometown of Sangamon City, Illinois when her
older brother, Willie Grisseljon, is confined to a county hospital for a
psychiatric evaluation. A Vietnam vet with lingering side effects from
the war, Willie finds a body while he's on vacation. When he tries to
report his discovery to a deputy sheriff, he is locked up as a vagrant
with delusions.
Willie insists on returning to the site where the body is hidden before
notifying the sheriff. Soon he and Sylvia discover clues about the
murdered businessman, his wife, a tenant farmer, concealed Indian
artifacts, and uprooted stands of prairie grass that may help the sexy
sheriff find the murderer. But Sylvia runs into trouble when she's
caught nosing around the old homestead. She hides from the
gun-toting suspects and overhears another murder. Two more narrow
escapes, and Sylvia just wants to go home.
Relieved when the sheriff lets them return to Florida, Sylvia doesn't
realize at first that she and her brother are still in danger. A mysterious
new neighbor with a menacing bodyguard, and new information Sylvia
finds in her legal system database, provide clues that could solve the
murders. Sylvia uses her law enforcement contacts, as well as Willie's
intuitive skills, to provide the missing links to state and federal
authorities, even though she is forced to make a drastic change in her
life as a result.
ISBN 1-59414-541-5
by
Patricia Stoltey
Sylvia Thorn, circuit court judge in Palm Beach County, Florida, takes an
unexpected trip to her hometown of Sangamon City, Illinois when her
older brother, Willie Grisseljon, is confined to a county hospital for a
psychiatric evaluation. A Vietnam vet with lingering side effects from
the war, Willie finds a body while he's on vacation. When he tries to
report his discovery to a deputy sheriff, he is locked up as a vagrant
with delusions.
Willie insists on returning to the site where the body is hidden before
notifying the sheriff. Soon he and Sylvia discover clues about the
murdered businessman, his wife, a tenant farmer, concealed Indian
artifacts, and uprooted stands of prairie grass that may help the sexy
sheriff find the murderer. But Sylvia runs into trouble when she's
caught nosing around the old homestead. She hides from the
gun-toting suspects and overhears another murder. Two more narrow
escapes, and Sylvia just wants to go home.
Relieved when the sheriff lets them return to Florida, Sylvia doesn't
realize at first that she and her brother are still in danger. A mysterious
new neighbor with a menacing bodyguard, and new information Sylvia
finds in her legal system database, provide clues that could solve the
murders. Sylvia uses her law enforcement contacts, as well as Willie's
intuitive skills, to provide the missing links to state and federal
authorities, even though she is forced to make a drastic change in her
life as a result.
Patricia Stoltey grew
up on a farm in central
Illinois and has also
lived in Oklahoma,
Indiana, the south of
France, and Florida. A
retired accounts
payable manager, she
currently resides in
Colorado with her
husband, Bill.
Patricia's short stories
have appeared in
Mountain Scribe
Anthology and
Cacophony.
up on a farm in central
Illinois and has also
lived in Oklahoma,
Indiana, the south of
France, and Florida. A
retired accounts
payable manager, she
currently resides in
Colorado with her
husband, Bill.
Patricia's short stories
have appeared in
Mountain Scribe
Anthology and
Cacophony.
Read more about
Patricia and other
members of her writing
group at:
Raintree Writers
Patricia and other
members of her writing
group at:
Raintree Writers
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"The writing is crisp, the dialogue natural, the setting vividly described. I look
forward to reading more from this author."
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forward to reading more from this author."
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"...a wonderful whodunit...The murder mystery is clever and the second
chance romance deftly handled, but the freshness resides with fascinating
Willie."
Find Harriet Klausner's review at Harriet Klausner's Review Archive
chance romance deftly handled, but the freshness resides with fascinating
Willie."
Find Harriet Klausner's review at Harriet Klausner's Review Archive
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"...perceptive portrait of Vietnam vet Willie....He is analytically sharp
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and acutely observant."
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