The Body in the Smokehouse

Adrian and her scrappy cousin Snider have endured a love-hate relationship since childhood. When his body is found smoked to a crisp in his smokehouse, she speculates that he may have been involved in shading dealings gone awry. Could they have concerned Mobeetie, the land-obsessed manager of the ranch she and Snider have inherited? Or Madam, the mysterious gypsy woman Snider gave refuge to? Or even Ernest, Adrian’s newly acquired banker-husband, or his spiteful son Bobby? Could the mentally challenged hired girl Elsie hold the clue to what happened to Snider? Adrian aims to find out.