The Cameo Clue is book #19 in the Secrets of Grandma’s Attic fiction series.
It’s Christmastime in Canton, and Tracy Doyle and her sister, Amy Allen, need to find props for the upcoming pageant at church. While looking through Grandma Pearl’s attic, they come across an old cameo brooch and scrapbook containing dozens of newspaper clippings about a mysterious, unidentified woman who stepped off a train, collapsed, and died in Canton in December 1944. The Woman in White, as she is dubbed in the articles, seems to have intrigued Grandma Pearl. Despite her busy schedule for the holidays, Tracy can’t help but pick up where her grandmother left off. Perhaps she can finally solve the mystery of the Woman in White.
As Tracy begins her investigation, she is roadblocked by more than one person, including her friendly neighbor, Columbia Burke, and even her boss, Eric Watson. With several warnings to let sleeping dogs lie, Tracy wonders exactly who was the Woman in White? And why is everyone determined to hide her identity after so many years?
Shirley Raye Redmond is the author of several "sweet" romance novels and dozens of children's books. Many of her titles have won both national and regional awards. She is a member of numerous writing organizations, including Women Writing the West, Southwest Writers, American Christian Fiction Writers, Romance Writers of America, and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. She lives with her family in New Mexico.
The mystery of this one was one I really liked. It definitely intrigued me and I couldn’t wait to see the mystery resolved. Unfortunately, the resolution of the mystery fell flat for me. This likely would’ve been a five star read for me if the resolution of the mystery had been done differently which is disappointing.