In this second Family History mystery, a professional genealogist realizes the family history sheโs tracing may be repeating itself after her clientโs son-in-law turns up dead.
A killer makes his final cut. . . .
If thereโs one thing genealogists Sophreena McClure and Esme Sabatier have learned, itโs that every family has a black sheepโ sometimes a whole flock of them. Their new client, Olivia Clement, is hoping to uncover the truth about her neโer-do-well father, who disappeared before she was born. But Sophreena and Esme have barely begun delving into Oliviaโs past when a present-day murder interrupts their schedule.
Someone has decided to prune the Clement family tree by getting rid of Oliviaโs domineering son-in-law, Blaine Branch. Even without Esmeโs psychic gift, it was easy to sense the tension between Blaine and his put-upon wife, Beth. Suspicion quickly falls on a young filmmaker and family friend whoโs creating a documentary about their small town. Yet Soph and Esme become convinced someone else wanted to edit Blaine out, permanently. Buried deep in dusty boxes of memorabilia and 1940s film reels are vital clues, but it will take all of Sophreenaโs deductive skill to expose the truthโbefore another victim fades to black.