Micanopy in Shadow

Brandy O'Bannon Mystery #4

by Ann Turner Cook

A small town hears a young mother's cries for help, but turns away. In time, she is all but forgotten, but not by the young daughter she has left behind nor by the child's mysterious benefactor. More than 80 years later, Hope Losterman wants answers about her mother's terrible fate. She enlists her granddaughter and amateur sleuth Brandy O'Bannon. Do the dead have tales to tell? A psychic offers an eerie warning, but Brandy risks all to pursue the truth. As she peels back layers of deceit, she learns that much in Micanopy is not what it seems. What she finds will change everything for Brandy, her grandmother, and a picturesque town that guards an ugly secret.

264 pages, Paperback

First published April 25, 2008

About the author

Ann Turner Cook is an American mystery novelist, who was the model for the familiar Gerber Baby artwork seen on baby-food packages of the Gerber Products Company.
After retiring from teaching, Cook became a novelist. A member of the Mystery Writers of America, she is the author of the Brandy O'Bannon series of mystery novels set on Florida's Gulf Coast.

Reviews

[Barbara Nutting · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m giving the book 5 stars because it inspired a wonderful day trip. My brother was here visiting from San Francisco and after I read a few pages of Micanopy in Shadow (pronounced Mick-uh-no-pee) we decided it sounded like a fun place to visit- it was! Our adventure made the story come alive - walked the town, cemetery and Paynes Prairie State Park right along with Brandy!!

It’s a simple fun mystery, I’ll read the rest of the stories and see what other places she explores in Florida.

I discovered the author when I read her obit on CNN - she was the original Gerber Baby for 90 years. It mentioned she wrote mysteries that took place in Florida, so I found them in my library. Glad I did.

RIP Ann Turner Cook 😇