Tradition of Deceit by Kathleen Ernst is the fifth book in the “Chloe Ellefson” mystery series. Publisher: Midnight Ink, October 2014
Curator and occasional sleuth Chloe Ellefson is off to Minneapolis to help her friend Ariel with a monumental task. Ariel must write a proposal for a controversial and expensive restoration project: convert an abandoned flour mill, currently used as shelter by homeless people, into a museum. When a dead body is found stuffed into a grain chute, Chloe’s attention turns from milling to murder.
Back in Milwaukee, Chloe’s love interest Roelke has been slammed with the news that a fellow officer was shot and killed while on duty. Sifting through clues from both past and present, Chloe and Roelke discover dangerous secrets that put their lives—and their trust in each other—at risk.
The co-mingling of time is explored in this mystery that became a journey of self-discovery for Chloe and Roelke. This was a well-written tale that I could not put down, quickly becoming a page-turner. Every nuance, every action, every discovery pulled me in in this telling drama of murder and secrets uncovered. I love that we continue to see the emotional growth of Chloe and her relationship with Roelke and how it takes shape with each murder case they become involved in. This is another great book in a terrific series and I’m looking forward to more time spent with Chloe, Roelke and their friends.
This series is a must read for me as well. Sometimes the going-back-in-time aspect annoys me, because I’m so much more interested in the regular characters, but that’s just my quirk. I page on by it. I do like the relationship between Chloe and Roelke and how it keeps progressing. And I think the portrayal of government work is spot on.
Such an interesting plot! Mystery and relationships between community ,police and the museum! Thanks for the opportunity to win this one! Happy New Year!
Sounds like a great book! Thank you!
Sorry to say this I have not read any of this author’s books yet but this one sounds great and I am sure the others are wonderful too. I must add them to my big long super list of books to order. Gosh, I need another six hours a day to get all of my reading done. Or even half of my reading done lately!!!!! Love books so much!!!!!
Sounds great
Just finishing it, it’s very good. They are definitely must reads for me.