The Root of Evil

Another murder? A treasure hunt? What next? Zita Stillman and her lifelong friend Zinnia Blossom Winwood become embroiled yet again in the unexpected events in the small town of Arbor Vale, Wisconsin. Another mysterious guest at Zita's bed-and-breakfast? A gruesome discovery in the attic of the Arbor Vale Hotel? And what about Pearl and Ruby, the two "eccentric" sisters who live there?What do they think of Zita recently inheriting their lifelong home--a home that comes with a history of ladies of the evening, gangsters and bootleggers? What next indeed?

Eunice Loecher enjoys living in a small Wisconsin northwoods town, south of Lake Superior. Outside her window stands a thick forest and small spring fed blue lakes. This setting inspired her Arbor Vale mystery series, featuring the two ＂Z’s＂ Zita Stillman, amateur sleuth, and her sidekick the flamboyant Zinnia Blossom Winwood. Writing for over twenty years, Eunice was a finalist in the prestigious Wisconsin Regional Writers Award, The Jade Ring 2003. Eunice also had stories included in three editions of the ＂God Allows U-Turns＂ series, the Christian version of the Chicken Soup for the Soul books. Then Eunice switched from non-fiction to fiction and began by writing two romantic suspense novels. She now writes cozy mystery as her true calling.