It is 1948. Dr. Beatrix Patterson is a psychiatrist and occasional consultant to the Santa Barbara police. As tensions between the railroad and union are heating, Beatrix is called in to investigate the death of railroad executive Grayson Welsh. Described as a bully with wondering hands, there is no shortage of people he crossed words with. Thought to be connected to the railroad union, Bea goes undercover as an apprentic conductor to suss out motives and suspects. She uncovers persons of interest in a commune reputed for social liberties, conflicting interests of other conductors, and Welsh’s own private life. As the stakes rise, Bea must connect all the loose ends to resolve Welsh’s death and to protect her own life.

This week, we read the fifth chapter, the one where the mystery takes off. Listen to it here or wherever you get Mysteries to Die For podcast.

MEET Eva Shaw

Eva Shaw always loved a good mystery and when she took a break from her successful ghostwriting career, it was a mysterious idea than turned into The Seer, book 1 in the Beatrix Patterson series. She reads, breaths, watches and thrives on mysteries and is often shocked when the characters do a better job plotting the book than she could. When not writing, she’s kept on her toes thanks to her silly and rambunctious Welsh terrier companion, Coco Rose. She and Coco live near the beach in Carlsbad, California.

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