A Fall of Bones: Angie and Bernie Mystery 4 (Angie & Bernie Mystery Series)

A teacher is missing. Problem is she went missing 95 years ago.

Angie Kramer, advice columnist, is on the case, with little help from the local police. They're busy trying to stem a crime wave. Residents of the Morning Sun long-term care facility are being scammed in a fake animal shelter scheme. And the McGill family is smack in the middle of the crime wave. Cattle rustlers, thieves, brawlers, and land barons, the McGills have plagued the county for over a century. Now they appear to be at the center of the case. Bobby Lee McGill, a resident of the Morning Sun, is a favorite of all the female residents. Suave, handsome, and charming, Bobby Lee has his fans -- including 92-year old Maude, who believes people love obstreperous old ladies. Can she protect Bobby Lee?

When Angie's dog digs up a human femur, the missing teacher case heats up. Angie pursues it aggressively -- working with a private forensic medical examiner, who determines the teacher was "probably" murdered. Law enforcement still isn't interested -- the murderer is certainly dead of old age -- but Angie is determined to solve the case and bring some measure of closure to the teacher's family.