In this second Family History mystery, a professional genealogist realizes the family history sheâs tracing may be repeating itself after her clientâs son-in-law turns up dead.
A killer makes his final cut. . . .
If thereâs one thing genealogists Sophreena McClure and Esme Sabatier have learned, itâs that every family has a black sheepâ sometimes a whole flock of them. Their new client, Olivia Clement, is hoping to uncover the truth about her neâer-do-well father, who disappeared before she was born. But Sophreena and Esme have barely begun delving into Oliviaâs past when a present-day murder interrupts their schedule.
Someone has decided to prune the Clement family tree by getting rid of Oliviaâs domineering son-in-law, Blaine Branch. Even without Esmeâs psychic gift, it was easy to sense the tension between Blaine and his put-upon wife, Beth. Suspicion quickly falls on a young filmmaker and family friend whoâs creating a documentary about their small town. Yet Soph and Esme become convinced someone else wanted to edit Blaine out, permanently. Buried deep in dusty boxes of memorabilia and 1940s film reels are vital clues, but it will take all of Sophreenaâs deductive skill to expose the truthâbefore another victim fades to black.