Cold Case - Carlotta Carlyle, Bk 7 Author:Linda Barnes Twenty-four years ago, teen prodigy Thea Janis vanished from her upper crust Boston prep school. At first called a runaway, she's later named among the victims of a serial killer, a man doing life in Walpole Prison. — Then a new manuscript appears in her family's mailbox. The words cry out from the printed pages, Thea's voice unmistak... more »able even a quarter century since the girl's mysterious disappearance. A new client bearing a dead man's name turns up in the office of P.I. Carlotta Carlyle, looking for her help in finding whoever is sending the book -- even if it turns out to be Thea herself.
The investigation leads Carlotta to a prominent Boston family with deep connections and even deeper pockets, and which badly wants the tragic past to stay buried. But after a hit man tries to write his own ending to the saga, the cold case suddenly goes white hot -- and Carlotta may be the one who ends up getting burned.« less
Carlotta is asked to find a girl who was supposed to have died 24 years ago and is now thought to be alive. Her rich brother is running for governor and does not want her found. Very good story
Boston P.I. Carlotta Carlyle is a delightful character, form her tall stature and bright red hair to her attempt to make a difference in the life of her Big-Sister-Program "little sister." In this book, Carlotta re-examines a cold case, the 24-year-old disappearance of a brilliant young writer.