If Two of Them Are Dead: A Maxey Burnell Mystery

Co-owner of a small Colorado newspaper reporter Maxey Burnell is taking a well-deserved vacation - her first in years. While visiting her only relatives Aunt Janet and Cousin Curtis she makes a startling discovery. Not only is her father still alive but Janet saw him leaving the scene of Maxeys mothers murder ten years ago. Determined to prove that no father of hers could be a killer Maxey sets out to clear his name even though it turns out that hed rather she didnt. Aided and abetted by Janets live-in codger Scotty Maxey gets to know the small towns residents including Curtiss good buddy Lance and Lances not-so-great parents; a soft-water salesman whos hard to like; and a neighbor who wants to help but cant remember the question let alone the crime. By the time Maxey learns the truth she may prove the Ben Franklin adage: Three may keep a secret if two of them are dead.