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Family Matters (2016)

by Blair Howard
(#6 in Harry Starke)

Harry Starke loves a cold case, but this one is really cold”'more than a hundred years cold.

Family Matters is a whimsical tale, a flight of fancy. It takes place on the lonely coast of Maine, where Amanda, a true believer in the paranormal, has inherited”'you guessed it”'a haunted house. Or at least that’s what the rumors say.

It all begins when Amanda inherits the house, substantial assets, and a large sum of money from her grandmother. The windfall comes with a request to look into the disappearance of Elizabeth, Amanda’s great-great-grandmother, more than a hundred years ago.

Harry, a skeptic, a down-to-earth investigator who believes only in the facts, has a tough time dealing with Amanda’s fantasies? We all know that the imagination can play tricks on a susceptible mind, especially when that mind is under stress. But is it just their imaginations? Could it be something more?

You’ll have to be the judge.

˃˃˃ From the Author

Family Matters began some twenty years ago as a short story. It was the first mystery I - yes, I did say I - ever solved. You’ll understand what I mean when you’ve finished reading it. Now I’ll turn it over to the inimitable Harry Starke who, I’m sure, will do a far better job of things than I did.

˃˃˃ Who is Harry Starke?

Harry Starke is an ex-policeman turned private investigator, by choice. He’s been called “a modern day Mike Hammer with a Southern style.” He has no skeletons, no dark past, no hang-ups. He’s funny, tough, fearless, and smart He’s a wealthy, well-educated businessman with friends in high places, and he’s a nice guy with a conscience and a “very believable attitude about his life and his work.”