Double Crossing

by Meg Mims

Overview

WINNER of the 2012 BEST FIRST NOVEL Spur Award from Western Writers of America

A murder arranged as a suicide ... a missing deed ... and a bereft daughter whose sheltered world is shattered.August, 1869: Lily Granville is stunned by her father's murder. Only one other person knows about a valuable California gold mine deed -- both are now missing. Lily heads west on the newly opened transcontinental railroad, determined to track the killer. She soon realizes she is no longer the hunter but the prey.As things progress from bad to worse, Lily is uncertain who to trust--the China-bound missionary who wants to marry her, or the wandering Texan who offers to protect her ... for a price. Will Lily survive the journey and unexpected betrayal?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798231904211
Publisher:	Grainger Press
Publication date:	04/12/2023
Pages:	294
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.62(d)

About the Author

Award-winning mystery author Meg Mims loves writing in both contemporary and historical mystery genres. She earned a Spur Award for Best First Novel and a Laramie Award after graduating with an M.A. from Seton Hill University's Writing Popular Fiction program. Meg is also one-half of the writing team of D.E. Ireland for the Agatha-nominated Eliza Doolittle & Henry Higgins Mystery series, and the author of the Shamelessly Adorable Teddy Bear Cozy Mystery series as Meg Macy, along with sweet romance holiday novellas. She lives in Southeastern Michigan and loves reading, gardening, crafts, and watercolor painting.