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A Suitable Retribution: An Iris Dittmeyer Mystery
Iris Dittmeyer’s well-ordered life is spiraling out of control.
A historic accounting of the 1921 Tulsa massacre has been stolen, and the museum director is pleading for Iris Dittmeyer’s help. White supremacists, the Rebels Rising group, are the prime suspects, but the case is more complicated than anyone suspects. Iris soon discovers poking the bear has dangerous repercussions.
Meanwhile, the death count is still rising in Gunsmore, Oklahoma. In the last several months, a womanizer, a philanderer, and a sexual predator have died. When a local drug dealer is murdered, suspicion falls on the woman who assaulted him hours earlier. Did Dani get revenge for her father’s overdose, or is someone on a mission to punish the wicked?
Iris needs answers. If she purges her home of Peter’s things, will it quiet her dead husband’s continuing chatter? Should she advance her friendship with the captivating Italian who makes mouthwatering croissants… almost as delectable as his kisses? And last on the Is her best friend the serial killer?
A midlife mystery series steeped in historical facts, unforgettable characters, and a buried secret from the past.
A historic accounting of the 1921 Tulsa massacre has been stolen, and the museum director is pleading for Iris Dittmeyer’s help. White supremacists, the Rebels Rising group, are the prime suspects, but the case is more complicated than anyone suspects. Iris soon discovers poking the bear has dangerous repercussions.
Meanwhile, the death count is still rising in Gunsmore, Oklahoma. In the last several months, a womanizer, a philanderer, and a sexual predator have died. When a local drug dealer is murdered, suspicion falls on the woman who assaulted him hours earlier. Did Dani get revenge for her father’s overdose, or is someone on a mission to punish the wicked?
Iris needs answers. If she purges her home of Peter’s things, will it quiet her dead husband’s continuing chatter? Should she advance her friendship with the captivating Italian who makes mouthwatering croissants… almost as delectable as his kisses? And last on the Is her best friend the serial killer?
A midlife mystery series steeped in historical facts, unforgettable characters, and a buried secret from the past.
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August 12, 2025
In Gunsmore, Oklahoma, Vincent Martinelli sold formal apparel as a front for dealing drugs, until he was killed when someone burned down his mansion. Was the arsonist the same vigilante who had been killing other local men guilty of serious sins? Iris Dittmeyer is worried that the murderer might be someone she knows---e.g., her friend Dot.
While the police investigate the case, Iris gets involved in another one. At a new black history museum in Tulsa, an important historical document on loan from the Smithsonian is stolen. A white supremacist group is suspected, and Iris faces harassment from this group when she confronts its leader about the theft. Meanwhile, she continues to struggle to move on after the death of her husband.
As the series proceeds, suspense continues to build. Who will the vigilante turn out to be?
While the police investigate the case, Iris gets involved in another one. At a new black history museum in Tulsa, an important historical document on loan from the Smithsonian is stolen. A white supremacist group is suspected, and Iris faces harassment from this group when she confronts its leader about the theft. Meanwhile, she continues to struggle to move on after the death of her husband.
As the series proceeds, suspense continues to build. Who will the vigilante turn out to be?
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