Lily Cranston is basking in the fruits of her labor and enjoying the idyllic life of Grady, California. As the hard-working manager of the Calico Rock Mine and Ghost Town attraction, she's found success, and she's even rekindled a romance with her high school crush. However, when a scuffle disrupts the tranquility of the annual town festival, little does she realize that another tragedy looms.
A body is found in the river, and Lily is unexpectedly drawn into a web of secrets. An invitation to tea from the town historiaByrden and family friend, Irene Fletcher, presents a secret mission: protect the matriarch's grandson from being blamed for a crime he did not commit. Lily must navigate the conflicts of a century-old family feud, but when she stumbles on a secret meant to stay buried, the real killer has no choice but to try to silence her for good. (Summary via Goodreads)
Cornered at the Corral is the fourth book in the Ghost Town Mystery series by Jamie L. Adams and boy is this series FUN !!!
In Cornered at the Corral Lily and friends and family are celebrating Homesteader's Day in their town of Grady. Unfortunately after a fight breaks out between two families, it puts a dark cloud over the celebration. The two people fighting are Chase Fletcher and Jeremy Byrde who are distant cousins and their family feud goes back many years. Their feud is compared to the Hatfields and the McCoys feud.
Sadly when Lily and her boyfriend Cody are walking the grounds during the clean up after the event, they come across a dead body ... Jeremy Byrde. And it only gets worse from there when it is determined that he was murdered.
When Lily goes to tea at Irene Fletcher's the next day, she is asked to look into the death because Irene knows that the police are going to look at Chase as the main suspect ... and she knows her grandson wouldn't kill anyone. Seeing as Mrs. Fletcher is from one of the founding families of Grady and the town historian, Lily agrees to see what she can find out. This will not go well with her brother-in-law Jack who is the county sheriff or her CSI boyfriend, Cody. And her sister's Ava and Pat probably won't be too happy but Lily can probably convince her sisters to help.
I could read the Ghost Town Mystery series just for the Calico Rock Mine and Ghost Town happenings. And I would be fine hanging around with Lily as she manages the place or even Ava who portrays a schoolteacher there. But the murders and Lily's involvement are always fun to read also. You cannot go wrong when you pick up any of the books in this series !!
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