The solace of stars: a hanneke bauer mystery - kathleen ernst

Four months after her turbulent arrival, Pomeranian immigrant Hanneke Bauer is still struggling to feel at home on the Wisconsin farm she inherited from her husband.

She does savor a growing friendship with tinsmith Karoline Ketzler, but that solace vanishes when Karolines daughter Jacobine finds her father dead from a vicious attack.

When the deputy sheriffs suspicions fall on Karoline, Hanneke employs her own talents to investigate the crime.

The search reveals dangerous cultural rifts and astonishing family secrets.

Hannekes tenacity and intellect help edge her closer to the truth.

but will her efforts provoke the killer to strike again?.