The Path That Turns Toward Spring

A stash of stolen cash, a local landmark on the brink of extinction ... Kate Duncan is back to take on her biggest case yet.

It's bad enough that Eagle River's livestock auction barn, which has been in business since the late 1800s, might be put up for sale. But it's the ominous collection-agency notices appearing in residents' mailboxes that tell Kate something is seriously wrong.

As it turns out, those farmers aren't at fault; someone has been swiping cash from the auction barn's accounts f...