Collateral Damage

Mysteries Of Lancaster County #16

by DeAnna Julie Dodson

Elizabeth Classen is delighted when her high school sweetheart, Peter Russell, comes to town, but she quickly realizes that he’s had a difficult life since he left Bird-in-Hand many years earlier. All he wants now is to reconnect with his daughter, Crystal, and get to know his teenage granddaughter, Willow. However, the gulf between father and daughter only grows wider when Crystal’s valuable diamond pendant disappears and she accuses Peter of theft. Can Elizabeth clear his name before it’s too late for this family to reconcile?

Meanwhile, Martha and Mary clash when Mary’s little grandson, Nick, comes to stay for a few days. They are soon reminded that it’s been quite a while since they were responsible for a baby. Can they find a way to compromise and work together to take care of little Nick?

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About the author

DeAnna Julie Dodson has always been an avid reader and a lover of storytelling, whether on the page, the screen or the stage. This, along with her keen interest in history and her Christian faith, shows in her tales of love, forgiveness and triumph over adversity. A fifth-generation Texan, she makes her home north of Dallas with four spoiled cats and, when not writing, spends her free time quilting, cross stitching and watching NHL hockey. Her first books, In Honor Bound, By Love Redeemed and To Grace Surrendered, are a trilogy of medieval romances and have just been redesigned and freshly edited for Kindle. She is also the author of the contemporary mystery, Letters in the Attic, and has recently signed on to write another Annie's Attic Mystery: The Key in the Attic, due out in 2012. Her newest books, yet to be released, are A Dinner of Herbs, a Civil War drama, and a 1930s English mystery, Rules of Murder. Civil as an Orange, her current work in progress, is the sequel to Rules of Murder. You can find out more about DeAnna and her books, including sample chapters, at her website: http://www.deannajuliedodson.com/

Reviews

[Leah · Rating 3 out of 5]

This takes place in July. The story is about a missing necklace, a family in tatters, and what really happened in the accident. This has a happy ending, but I thought it would end differently. I had guessed the truth early in the story.

[Debra Fansler · Rating 2 out of 5]

These are nice simple reads.