I enjoyed "reconnecting" with Tori O'Shea, after a long absence! Time has passed, her kids are grown, the youngest is in high school. While she continues to own and manage 2 local museums, she remains actively involved in various genealogy projects. A nearby country church has asked her to catalog all their cemetery records. But when checking out the various graves on her list, she discovers a body that was clearly not supposed to be there! She joins forces with her Father-in-law Colin, no longer the Sheriff but a private investigator, and gets involved in solving a baffling mystery! The author's easy conversational style, well developed characters and her attention to historical details has made this a very enjoyable mystery series. I'm delighted she's back! ( )

After a long absence from the world of mysteries, Torie O'Shea returns. Rather than picking up where she left off, Torie and the remaining characters aged. Her father-in-law Colin, formerly sheriff, is now a private investigator. Torie's grown-up daughters moved out. One is gallivanting all over Europe with young men of questionable desirability. Son Matt, a high school junior, along with another friend occupy their time by podcasting. Torie, working on a project involving a Catholic cemetery in a nearby community, discovers exposed bones in the cemetery when her attention and that of the boys focuses on a coyote seen in the same area two days in a row. She calls Mort, the new sheriff. Both a recent set of bones and an older mass grave of bones, apparently belonging to Union soldiers, bring in crime scene investigation team as well as an archaeological team. Torie, of course, becomes involved in the investigation, using her historical and genealogical sleuthing skills to find clues police overlooked. Colin, tired of investigating straying husbands and the like, assists Torie. The new sheriff while warning Torie off, really lacks the "force" Colin used to stop her meddling; however, Torie's ownership of two museums and role as county historian provided her sufficient reason to be conducting the investigations she undertook. I enjoyed this installment and hope MacPherson will continue writing Torie O'Shea mysteries. Some plot elements such as the True Crime Club and information about her children provide clues to the direction the series may develop in future installments. ( )