In 1902, Nellie Thompson arrives in Merifield, Montana to marry her cousin Tom, sight unseen. After he is jailed for murder, she uses her newfound independence to become a country schoolteacher.
Margaret Scherf is best known for her many humorous murder mysteries. Scherf's writing career spans from 1940 to 1978.Margaret Scherf's writing career came to an abrupt end in 1979 when she was killed by a drunken driver, south of Kalispell, Montana.