Traces of the Past

by Steve Laracy

A Milo Forbes Mystery

When Milo Forbes, an unsuccessful private detective from the crowded streets of San Diego, finds himself stranded in the backwater desert town of Cordoba, hes reluctantly recruited by the towns mayor to help solve some open cases: reports of a prowler lurking around the town diner; the disappearance of vintage magazines from the doctors office; and, most importantly, the death of a local skydiver. Much to Milos misery, he finds the eccentric townsfolk and old-fashioned lifestyle of Cordoba very different from the modern, fast-paced city hes used to.

With a nine-year-old girl as his unwanted but determined sidekick, Milos investigative trail leads him to an ex-boxer who channels Humphrey Bogart movies, a town matriarch with a secret past, and the elderly, lemonade-sipping, telescope-snooping Flagg sisters. He also crosses paths with Felicity, the owner of the local boardinghouse, and romance beckons. But just when it seems Milo has solved the mysteries and found love in the unlikeliest of locales, the discovery of human bones and suspicious activity at Samanthas boardinghouse threaten to turn his lifeand the lives of every Cordoba residentupside down.

Page Count: 192
Trim Size: 6 x 9
Publish Date:April 10. 2019
Imprint: Milford House
Genre: Mystery

FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators
FICTION / Humorous / General
FICTION / Small Town & Rural