Death of a Starling
Jamie Forest is a freelance editor eking out a living in northern Minnesota. Her plans for a tranquil fall in her cabin by the lake are shattered when she us drawn into writing an article about a school shooting in a nearby town where all the victims were Native American. Is this a hate crime? As she pursues the story, she finds a town wrapped in silence. When the one person who will talk with her is found dead, Jamie is launched into an investigation to uncover the secrets of this dying town.
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“Youth and age, energy and experience mix when writer Jamie Forest and attorney Clarence Engstrom work together. Out of her element, her loyal dog Bronte at her side, Jamie investigates a school shooting. DEATH OF A STARLING is filled with small town intrigues that will remind readers of Twin Peaks and the familiar terrain of northern Minnesota seen in William Kent Kreuger’s Cork O’Connor Series. A subtle and sly mystery that creeps up on you, with its unfortunate resonance around violence in schools and injustices committed against Native Americans.”
— Gabriel Valjan author of Symphony Road, A Shane Cleary Mystery
“Death of a Starling, the second book in Linda Norlander’s Cabin by the Lake Mysteries, does not disappoint. Norlander treats us to nuanced characters, each with their own eccentricities and secrets, while she tackles many timely issues with finesse. This gritty cozy will satisfy your need for a quiet, beautiful read while surprising you with heart thumping suspense as the case is cracked. Norlander’s idyllic setting in the Minnesota Northwoods is an invitation you cannot pass up. Settle in with Jamie Forest in her cabin on the lake and enjoy a peaceful autumn day. Feel the cool breeze on your face and the crackle of leaves under your feet, but don’t get too comfortable, because nothing is as it appears.”
— Tina deBellegarde, Agatha nominated author of Winter Witness