Memories Can Be Murder: The Fifth Charlie Parker Mystery (Charlie Parker Mysteries)

Upon returning to her New Mexico home after visiting her fiance in Hawaii, private investigator Charlie Parker discovers that her mother and father, who was a scientist at Sandia Labs, were killed in a suspicious small plane crash. When Charlie starts asking questions, a series of thefts ensues, and the body count climbs. She ultimately realizes that she must unravel the past to save her future. Despite its convoluted plot, which reaches back to the cold war, and its abrupt ending, this novel offers memorable details about flying and an edgy, paranoid atmosphere. Recommend this one to those who like the scientific mysteries of Camille Minichino. John Rowen

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while Stowing Boxes Away In Her Attic, Albuquerque Cpa Charlie Parker Uncovers Chilling Information About Her Father — And His Work As A Scientist During The Cold War Years. Worse, She Now Suspects The Fatal Plane Crash That Killed Both Her Parents Was Murder, And That Her Father's Employer Squashed The Investigation.

determined To Solve The Fifteen-year-old Crime, Charlie Quickly Learns That Asking Questions Is Dangerous. Soon, Dead Ends — And Dead Bodies — Have Her Worried She's Next On The Hit List. But What Secret Is Worth Killing For After All This Time? And Who Is Worried Enough To Go To Murderous Lengths To Keep The Door To The Truth Closed? The Shocking Answers Are Tied Inexorably With The Past — And Present — And Just Might Cost Charlie Her Future.

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shelton Has Created A Female Sleuth With An Original Slant To Her Methods.

Upon returning to her New Mexico home after visiting her fiance in Hawaii, private investigator Charlie Parker discovers that her mother and father, a scientist at Sandia Labs, were killed in a suspicious small plane crash. When Charlie starts asking questions, a series of theft ensues, and the body count begins climbing. The trail takes her down twisting avenues and around unexpected corners as Charlie follows her instincts and the evidence. She ultimately realizes that she must unravel the past to save her future. Female sleuth Charlie Parker finds herself pulled back into her family's history when she discovers a cryptic message written in her father's leather-bound notebook hidden in the attic. As she begins to question the events leading up to the plane crash that killed her parents 15 years earlier, Charlie finds herself and others in mortal danger. And her father's profession as a scientist at top-secret Sandia Labs during the Cold War seems to be at the root of the trouble she uncovers An old notebook causes Charlie Parker to look into her parents' death in a plane crash fifteen years earlier