In Sheep's Clothing

February 1, 2004
In Rett MacPherson's In Sheep's Clothing: A Torie O'Shea Mystery, the seventh entry in her delightful cozy series (after 2003's Blood Relations), her Missouri genealogist travels to Minnesota, where her Aunt Sissy has unearthed a 150-year-old diary. As usual, Torie finds evidence of past misdeeds that impinge in nasty ways on the present.

February 1, 2004
Genealogist Torie O'Shea (Blood Relations) visits a relative in Minnesota who has discovered an old diary in her attic. Unfortunately, the diary alludes to a murder, so Torie must identify the principles of the case, as well as the killer. For series fans.

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February 15, 2004
Torie O'Shea--genealogist, historian, and snoop--goes to visit her favorite aunt, Sissy, in Minnesota because she's found a century-old diary full of passion and desire and longs to know who it is about. The tale of an unmarried 17-year-old mother who died in a fire where Aunt Sissy's farm now stands captures both Sissy and Torie, but when a possible descendant is murdered, Torie finds the whole thing takes on modern and sinister implications. Torie can be both stubborn and whiny, and both mystery and murder take a little too long to get going. Still, the genealogist angle has appeal for like minds, and MacPherson dutifully follows Torie on her search of libraries, historical societies, court records, and cemeteries. Those who respond more to the generational tale than the genealogy would love Beth Gutcheon's " More Than You Know" (2000).(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2004, American Library Association.)