The Light Keeper's Legacy (A Chloe Ellefson Mystery, 3)
Paperback – October 8, 2012
Description
From Booklist Historian Chloe Ellefson is looking forward to being a guest curator at a lighthouse on Lake Michigan’s remote Rock Island. The temporary job allows her a break from her micromanaging boss at Old World Wisconsin and the opportunity to ponder if she is emotionally ready for a romantic relationship with cop Roelke McKenna. Chloe soon becomes immersed in the lives of long-ago lighthouse keeper Emily Betts and island resident Ragna Anderson, whose husband died under suspicious circumstances. Chloe’s story, set in 1982, alternates with Emily and Ragna’s, set in 1869. When Chloe discovers the bodies of two women, both of whom have washed up on the lakeshore, she attempts to investigate their murders, finding that her research ties in with contemporary events. Framed by the history of lighthouses and their keepers and the story of fishery disputes through time, the multiple plots move easily across the intertwined past and present. --Sue OBrien Winner of the LOVEY Award for Best Traditional Mystery "Kathleen Ernst wraps history with mystery in a fresh and compelling read." --Jane Kirkpatrick,xa0New York Timesxa0bestselling author For the past few years my husband and I have had the pleasure and privilege of serving as volunteer live-in docents at Pottawatomie Lighthouse, located in Wisconsin's Rock Island State Park. For a week each summer we live in the lighthouse, giving tours during the day and enjoying the incredible beauty of Lake Michigan. The island's human history is fascinating, and it was inevitable that I base a Chloe Ellefson mystery there! I hope you enjoy reading the book as much as I enjoyed researching and writing it. I invite you to visit the lighthouse and take a tour. Kathleen Ernst is an award-winning and bestselling author, educator, and social historian. She has published over thirty novels and twoxa0nonfiction books.xa0 Her books for young readers include the Caroline Abbott series for American Girl.xa0 Honors for her children's mysteries include Edgar and Agatha Award nominations.xa0 Kathleen worked as an Interpreter and Curator of Interpretation and Collections at Old World Wisconsin, and her time at the historic site served as inspiration for the Chloe Ellefson mysteries. The Heirloom Murders won the Anne Powers Fiction Book Award from the Council for Wisconsin Writers, and The Light Keeper's Legacy won the Lovey Award for Best Traditional Mystery from Love Is Murder.xa0 Ernst served as project director/scriptwriter for several instructional television series, one of which earned her an Emmy Award.xa0 For more information, visit her online at KathleenErnst.com. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Please browse inside this title with the preview below. Read more
Features & Highlights
- An island's history holds clues to a modern murder Solitude at last! Museum curator Chloe Ellefson jumps at the chance to spend time on Wisconsin's Rock Island, a state park with no electricity or roads. Hired as a consultant for a project to restore the island's historic 1857 lighthouse, her research turns up fascinating tough-as-nails women from the past. Chloe's tranquility is spoiled when a dead woman washes ashore. Is it an accidental drowning? Or has tension over tighter fishing regulations reached a dangerous boiling point? When a second body is found, Chloe finds herself trapped on remote Rock Island with a killer.This book contains a map of Rock Island, a cast of characters, and an author's note with links to additional resources.
