Sunday, May 3, 2020

The Secrets of Two Trunks


Jillian, a genealogist, is fascinated by family treasures that tell stories. She has a trunk that belonged to her mother whose secrets she has been unsuccessful in probing. Nolan, her father and a legal mediator, is contacted by a museum about a trunk they have in their collection, When she sees it, Jillian is itching to find it’s story. The trunk was left at Union station over a hundred years ago and still contains the wardrobe and personal articles of the woman it belonged to.

In a parallel story taking place in the 1900s, Lynelle Bendeure, travels from the East on a mission from her father. She’s the owner of the trunk. It’s her story that Jillian tries to unravel. Is it possible that she was the victim of a crime and someone stole her identity?

This is the third book in which Jillian and her father solve a mystery involving genealogy. It’s filled with fascinating information about genealogy research. In this book, there is also a great deal about the cooking Nolan loves to do.

Lynelle’s story is well researched with lots of historical information about train travel in the early 1900s. The two stories meshed nicely with plenty of twists on the way to solving the mystery. Both Lynelle and Jillian are strong, determined women. In this book we learn more about Jillian and Nolan’s family and there is even a hint of romance.

I received this book from Barbour Publishing for this review.

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