A deceased resident. A missing will. Can one astutely observant librarian spot a twisty plot before someone gets away with murder? Davison City, Minnesota. 1969. Beth Williams is curious as a cat. So, the thirty-year-old Library Sciences Master’s candidate is stunned to hear that an elderly lady she’s been delivering stories to for years has suddenly passed on. And when the woman’s nurse hints at the possibility of foul play, the inquisitive grad student feels compelled to investigate. Pulling her clever best friend into the case, Beth remembers noticing several odd changes in the benevolent patron’s house during her last visits. But every string they pull creates another suspect until the sharp-eyed young women fear they’ll never identify the true culprit. Can they navigate a labyrinth of buried secrets and uncover the truth? Flood of Memories is the lighthearted second book in the Beth and Evie historical cozy mystery series. If you like amateur-sleuthing duos, atmospheric small towns, and classic whodunits, then you’ll love Bonnie Oldre’s nostalgic enigma. Buy Flood of Memories to weather a baffling storm today! The second book in the Beth and Evie mystery series, Flood of Memories, presents another mystery that draws Beth Williams and her best friend Evie Hanson into a murder involving a dead elderly woman, a missing will, and a painting that holds secrets. Beth's astute observational skills mark her as an investigator with the unusual ability to connect the dots even as reality shifts: "Each time Evie and I have gone into her house, these past couple of weeks, something different was going on with the painting. First, it was gone. We could see a darker spot on the wall where it had been hanging. I sort of remembered it being there, though I never paid much attention to it. Then, when we went to pack up her books, it was hanging there again. But the next time we saw it, it looked like a slightly different painting." Evie's research reveals clues that lead Beth and her friend on an unexpected journey through history, special interests, and a secret worth killing for. Readers who enjoy art-based intrigue will especially appreciate this story's progression through the art world as Beth and Evie find themselves off balance and immersed in artistic realms well outside of their areas of expertise. Bonnie Oldre steeps her mystery in the culture and aura of 1960s Minnesota, juxtaposing the changing milieu of Davidson City with clues that bring together historical and modern conundrums. Readers thus receive a story nicely steeped in a sense of place, times, and purpose. All these elements add to the growing tension and intrigue that lead Beth, Evie, and their readers into a mystery replete with dangerous confrontations and eye-opening developments. Libraries and readers seeking a cozy mystery atmosphere replete with intrigue, powered by amateur female sleuths who employ every deductive reasoning device available to arrive at the truth, will find Flood of Memories a fine expansion of the characters in the prior Silent Winter Solstice, who continue to evolve their skills and solidify their community connections here. -- D. Donovan, Sr. Reviewer, Midwest Book Review Bonnie Oldre, a lifelong resident of Minnesota, grew up in Northwestern Minnesota, which inspired the setting of the fictional Davison City. She is a retired librarian and lives with her husband in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Flood of Memories is the second in the Beth and Evie Mystery series, preceded by Silent Winter Solstice. For more information on these, and other books, please visit: www.bonnieoldre.com.