"Engaging... [Stella is] persistent, loyal and determined, qualities that should continue to attract new readers."
—Publishers Weekly

"Sounds like it's dangerous to be a woman up there these days..."

When Stella's friend and veterinarian Carla Beaumont is car-jacked, it's just the beginning of a rash of vicious attacks on local businesswomen. A truck driver, minister, and personal trainer are next in line for vandalism and theft, but the community is shaken to the core when the kind-hearted Dr. Peterson is found murdered in her office.

Stella, worried that she and her farmhand Lucy might be next in line, takes it upon herself to find the connection between the victims—something other than their gender. Who knew about these women enough to go after them? It seems obvious that someone is targeting specific leaders in the town, and Stella makes it her job to track down the killer and get the good Detective Willard to stop the violence... Read an excerpt!

Praise for the Anthony- and Agatha-nominated Stella Crown series:

"Stella Crown is a wonderful, if unusual, addition to the amateur-detective ranks. Most of us don't know much about dairy farming, motorcycles, tattoo artists, the Mennonite religion, or what happens behind the scenes at rock-and-roll concerts. But these are all important elements in Clemens' series, now in its fifth installment... This unique series deserves a much larger audience and more recognition."
—Booklist

"If you haven't yet had the pleasure of meeting one of the most original figures in recent crime fiction—Stella Crown, 29-year-old Pennsylvania dairy farmer and dedicated biker—Judy Clemens' perfectly realized second book about her is a good place to start... The elements of Stella's life, as diverse as they are, ring loud and true, thanks to Clemens' ear for what farmers and bikers sound like, especially when they're under pressure."
—Dick Adler, Chicago Tribune

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