Zo Jones is enjoying the sunny season at her Happy Camper gift shop in Spirit Canyon, South Dakotaโwhen a murder reminds her all that glitters isnโt gold . . .
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The South Dakota Gold Rush might be long over, but Zo Jones feels like sheโs hit the mother lode when she and her friends browse an estate sale, where a rare old book about the history of Spirit Canyon is causing quite a commotion. In addition to local stories and secrets, the book may even contain the location of a famous stash of goldโa treasure worth killing for.
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Zoโs friend Maynard Cline wins the bid on the book, to the chagrin of many interested parties, including the historical society and college history department. But when Zo and Hattie head to Maynardโs mansion to borrow the book for a library event, the only thing they find is Maynardโat the bottom of the mountain. ย The valuable book is gone. Zo knows this must be murder because thereโs no way a germophobe like Maynard would have voluntarily dived into a pile of dirt. Now sheโll have to dig into a new case, and go prospecting for a perpetrator . . .
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