December, 1942
Betty Ahern is enjoying her fledgling career as a private detective, investigating everything from missing jewelry to wandering boyfriends. But when Bell Airplane co-worker Emilia Brewka, whose grandmother recently died, wants Betty to prove the death was murder and not natural causes, Betty thinks Emilia’s grief has her seeing things that aren’t there.
After a member of the visiting Polish government in exile is murdered, she learns the grandmother may have contacted him about a secret involving a wealthy Buffalo family – a secret that goes all the way back to the Old Country and the aftermath of the Franco-Prussian war. Suddenly, murder looks more than possible.
Betty and her friends travel between Buffalo’s working-class neighborhoods and the city’s high society, determined to unearth the secret and find justice for Emmie’s grandmother. But mixing with the upper class quickly becomes dangerous and potentially deadly—both for Betty’s career as a detective and herself.
What people are saying
“Betty Ahern is still honing her detective skills in Liz Milliron’s second Homefront Mystery, but she’s shaping up beautifully despite opposition at home and the demands of that pesky day job, building planes. The Stories We Tell has its dark side, but Buffalo’s First Ward in 1942 is still a world of warmth and charm, where Betty’s honour, loyalty, and sheer moxie are guaranteed to win the day.”
– Catriona McPherson, multi-award-winning author of the Dandy Gilver Mysteries
“Liz Milliron delivers an affectionate and unexpected glimpse of WWII era Buffalo through the eyes of her determined and spunky sleuth.”
– Jessica Ellicott, author of the Beryl and Edwina mysteries
“A refreshingly different take on WWII with a home front drama involving Polish exiles in Buffalo and an appealingly gutsy Irish American heroine (who reminds me of my own Molly Murphy).”
– Rhys Bowen, NYT and #1 Kindle bestselling author of the Royal Spyness and Molly Murphy series as well as internationally bestselling stand alone novels
ISBN: 978-1-953789-16-7