Checking the Traps

Some say he jumped. His brother says he was pushed. Will she uncover the truth?

Isabel Long is still suffering from injuries as the result of her last investigation. But that doesn’t stop her from working at a bar or taking on a new case from Gary Beaumont, a local drug dealer who once terrorized her. Convinced his half-brother didn’t jump off the bridge known as a suicide spot, Gary is certain that somebody pushed him.

With help from her 93-year-old mother, her trusty sidekick, Isabel begins to investigate and soon unearths a list of suspects, including Gary’s business associates and a famous poet who plagiarized his brother’s poetry for an award-winning book.

But as Isabel gets embroiled in a twisted game of cat and mouse, she had better be sure she doesn’t end up caught in a trap...