A Gem of a Problem

There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. But will what you find be what you are looking for?
Emma Berry is back at her family’s pastoral property, Wirramilla, recovering from the sinking of the paddle steamer Mary B in the Murray River, in which her husband Sam drowned. Major Barnaby of Honey Hills is demanding the return of a valuable package he claims Sam was carrying for him, and which was apparently lost in the accident. Emma's brother-in-law, Daniel, co-owner with her of the Mary B, is blaming her for their misfortune. Emma needs to resolve Sam’s troubled legacy and refute the Major’s lies and threats. Her search for the package leads her up and down the river and across country, where not everyone she encounters is welcoming and some pay more attention than she finds comfortable, while Major Barnaby’s reaction to what she finds is nothing less than life threatening.
An Emma Berry Murray River Australia cozy mystery. Includes a sample chapter of Book 2, A Body in the Woodpile.