The Tuxedoed Man: A Mendenhall Mystery (Mendenhall Mysteries)

An 'accidental' death, a train wreck and dark secrets in a deadly northern winter: When a man wearing a tux—but no shoes—turns up dead at the scene of a train crash, Kate Williams, chief of police of a tiny northern town, quickly realizes that his death wasn’t accidental. During one of the most brutal winters in recent memory, Kate needs all her resources to discover how the dead man ended up in the snow. The deeper she digs, the deeper the mystery. When her beautiful niece suddenly arrives on her doorstep, sowing distraction and rivalry among Kate’s constables, Kate worries that she may have to ship the girl back home, if only to get everyone’s attention back on the guy in the tux. Then her niece goes missing. The Tuxedoed Man is the second in the Mendenhall Mysteries series featuring Kate Williams, newly hired chief of police. It is followed by The Weeping Woman. The series is also available as e-books.