When Preston Barrons hands Jennie Connors the key to Barrons Bank and Trust Company and asks her to pay a 2 a.m. visit, her instinct screams “give them back!” But how can she, when her paycheck depends on finding out who made an unauthorized transfer? Money from a recent fundraiser has ended up in the account of Webster Barrons, and the family is hoping Jennie can clear their son’s name.

Instead of answers, Jennie stumbles over the body of Preston’s right-hand man. She goes looking for the security guard, but he finds her first and assumes she’s trying to sneak out. It seems the only way to extricate herself from bank politics is to find the killer.

Assisting Jennie are Riverview Manor’s lively and opinionated residents, especially Tess, whose FBI background gives her a unique insight, and Nate, who offers his own tilted perspective, gained from a long and not-so-carefully-lived life.

Sandra Carey Cody grew up in Missouri, surrounded by a family who loved stories, whether from a book or a Sunday afternoon get-together. She’s lived in various cities in different parts of the country, but wherever she’s gone, books have been the bridge to new friends. She and her husband now live in Pennsylvania.

By Whose Hand is Sandra’s third book for AVALON.

Avalon Mysteries by Sandra Carey Cody:
BY WHOSE HAND
CONSIDER THE LILLY
PUT OUT THE LIGHT