Three Secrets and Some Body's Ghost

by Rita Kano

Social Worker Shirley Foster is tracking a client suspected of welfare fraud when two flat tires strand her in the back woods of Hog Swamp. She lands smack dab on the doorstep of secrets, lies, ghosts and a body buried next to a grapevine. The family taking her into the shelter of their home drip with southern hospitality as evidence mounts that they are participants in the crime she is determined to solve.

Time presses in to the running out point, as Miss Shirley plots to solve the Willoughby fraud case and somehow manage to stay alive.

Three Secrets and Some Body’s Ghost introduces the loveably quirky characters, Miss Shirley, Quessie, Eunice, Agnes, Papa Zeke and Minnie. Each, in their own way, will make you smile, maybe laugh, definitely scratch your head and there’s a chance you may shed a few tears. Feel free to admire their tenacity, long for their unique hospitality and ponder on the secrets that give each one their own special heartbeat.

So, kick off your shoes, wiggle your toes and plan on staying a while. The sun sets real slow in the backwoods of Purity, North Carolina. You’ve got all the time in the world.

226 pages, Paperback

Published October 13, 2019

About the author

Hi,
I’m a small town southern girl turned great grandmother who has loved a mystery since Nancy Drew and the Hardy boys. I have published books in several genres: Historical Fiction, Non-Fiction, Southern Setting Mystery Fiction and Children’s Picture Books. A Paranormal Walking Man Mystery is in process.
In A Miss Shirley Mystery I use my experience as a former employee of the Robeson County Department of Social Services in North Carolina and growing up the granddaughter of a farmer. I have many fond memories of puttin’ in tobacco with my aunts, uncles and cousins. Their great sense of humor made hard work fun.
My interest in Paranormal Non-Fiction, Enoch and the Gods of Eden: Lost Secrets of the Anunnaki, grew from my fascination with the mysteries of God, Heaven and Hell.
This interest carries over to Paranormal Fiction with NC beach settings featuring a wandering shaman, Walking Man.
I have just published two Children’s Picture books, which were great fun to write.
The WWII books preserve the experiences of my husband's family. They survived the bombing of Hiroshima at a distance of only one-half mile from the hypo-center of the bomb.