“Nichols creates a cast of funny eccentrics who are in way over their heads when it comes to fraudulent antiques dealers, deadly doctors, and cold-blooded murderers. “ -Kim Conrey Author of Stealing Ares

Lucy Howard has arranged her life around the philosophy honesty is mostly the best policy. But her dream to work in research at a reputable museum doesn’t materialize. Instead, she finds herself investigating a charming elderly woman who’s running an insurance scam involving the company Lucy works for. She catches her “perfect” boyfriend with another woman. And her favorite narcoleptic- antiques-dealing uncle needs her to prove he’s not a murderer, unless he actually is.

Her boss agrees to assist her if she joins his investigation against a doctor suspected of selling human organs. Along with a sexy detective who makes Lucy question her resolve not to rush into another relationship, she becomes involved with some very shady characters. When she begins receiving bizarrely ominous threats, she realizes she could be in real danger.

As the threats escalate, Lucy recognizes that her belief in total transparency might not be enough to save her life. And that if she gets the chance to begin a new one, she must accept that honesty, without love to temper it, can be a cold companion.

Author Biography

Katherine Nichols is the award-winning author of The Sometime Sister and the sequel, The Substitute Sister, family sagas with suspense, heart, and humor, as well as The Unreliables, chosen by Strand Magazine as one of the top 25 mysteries of 2022, and Trust Issues. A vice president of The Atlanta Writers Club, she also serves on the board of Sisters in Crime Atlanta. As a strong proponent of women authors supporting each other, Katherine is a co-host of the inspirational Wild Women Who Write Take Flight podcast. When she isn’t spending time with her children and grandchildren, Katherine loves to read, walk, and travel. She lives in Lilburn, Georgia with her husband, two rescue dogs, and two rescue cats.

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