Journey To Die For

ISBN:  978-1-60364-020-6

Publication:  May 2010

Winner of 2010 Silver Falchion award at Killer Nashville

What does a pocket full of buttons have to do with murder?

Henry's gift to Carrie for their eighth (month) anniversary is a journey on the Arkansas and Missouri Railroad's historic excursion train.  Destination?  Van Buren, Arkansas, a river town with a colorful past dating back to the early 19th Century.  But some of the people they see on the train arouse suspicion, and one of them ends up as a corpse on the bank of the Arkansas River--with a pocket full of tiny ivory-color buttons!  So begins another journey for the detecting pair, one that exposes traumatic events from Henry's past, and eventually takes the two of them to Kansas City and Henry's former life there as a police officer.  Will they catch a killer before more people die--including Carrie and Henry?  What makes people strong?  Is Carrie strong enough to take a bullet for one she loves?

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Boarding Arkansas and Missouri Excursion Train in Van Buren, Arkansas.

A delightfully clever novel that I thoroughly enjoyed.  Radine Trees Nehring's warm and believable characters are like good friends that I am happy to see again.  The Civil War history, train ride, antiques and diner food were icing on the cake!  I look forward to Carrie and Henry's next adventure.

--Earlene Fowlder, author of Love Mercy and State Fair

What a great mix for Carrie's latest adventure!  She and Henry have their hands full with suspicious characters aboard on excursion train, switched identities, Civil War treasures, stolen jewelry, rifled rooms, and a "safe house" incident.  Did I mention a dead body?  Radine Trees Nehring has given us another 'can't put it down' read."

--Joe David Rice, Arkansas Tourism Director

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In the opening pages, Carrie and Henry King are about to take the historic train ride from Springdale to Van Buren, Arkansas. Carrie is left alone (to her disgust) with a nosey busybody who rudely comments on how old she thinks Carrie looks, by saying Carrie and Henry look old enough to be retired. Carrie tells her no, she and Henry are not retired but are in fact private detectives.

“My how very unique. I guess you chase after people who owe money, spy on husbands, stuff like that. I know if Claude ever did-“ “No, Carrie interrupted, we chase after murderers.” Then she walked away, hoping Henry would never found out what she’d just said. Little did Carrie know how soon her words would come back to haunt her.

This is the first book I have read by author Radine Trees Nehring but it won’t be the last. I have to warn everyone who may buy this book; do not decide to read just a few chapters before going to bed. You will find you can’t stop. Your mind will not shut down as it will be filled with questions.

Who would have ever guessed the importance a handful of buttons would make in solving a murder investigation? I love the many twist and turns this book has. Just when you think you have the mystery solved, along comes something new and you are lost again. Dang, I hate it when that happens. But that is what makes a book good. This book is really good.

Plus, at the end of the book you will find some recipes mentioned in the book.

Excellent read for all.

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