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An Old Fashioned Murder

 A genealogical mystery

by

Laurie Pooler Pelayo

When Lydia Proctor, working mother, volunteer librarian and for hire genealogist gets an unexpected phone call her life changes. For her genealogy is a fact finding mission, with an occasional skeleton now and then. But soon she learns that some families contain just a few more skeletons than others when she's hired to solve a one-hundred year old crime. Did Julia’s grandfather really kill his wife or was it someone else? With the help of Lydia’s good friends Faye and Muriel, clues keep pouring in until the real murderer is discovered.

It’s a challenge trying to solve

An Old Fashioned Murder.

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A who dunnit with no expiration!!!

A very fun read that weaves the past with the present through 100+ years of this multi-generational mystery. It was an awakening to follow Lydia and her friends through the pages, as they pieced together the scraps and nuggets that genealogists and historians use to paint a vibrant film of people, places and events of the past. Not only was I eager to discover who murdered Julia’s grandmother so long ago, but it planted a yearning to know more about how my ancestors lived; who they loved, and even all the flaws that made them human. I very much look forward to Lydia Proctor’s next journey into the past!

Christena Pazos, Nassau, Bahamas

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For ordering information (ISBN: 0-7414-3579-9; ISBN 13: 978-0-7414-3579-8) $15.95; (Trade paperback) visit Amazon.com, www.bbotw.com or Barnes & Noble either the.com or special order through their store.

Laurie Pooler Pelayo is currently President of South Bay Cities Genealogical Society and has been a genealogist for the last 28 Years (actively the last 18). For more information on Laurie and her genealogical pursuits, visit her website at www.lydiaproctormysteries.com

There you will find book reviews, genealogy hints & tips as well as her blog.

New Chapter in the Lydia Proctor Series - May 2009:

A Commitment to Murder : a Lydia Proctor Mystery

Lydia Proctor is back on the case - genealogy that is.  This time it's at the request of a Tri-Cities society founding member. When Jackie Grier asks Lydia to help solve a family dispute, Lydia takes the task on reluctantly. Patience becomes a virtue when Lydia has to appease Jackie and then try to solve her family history problem the "right" way.
Murder, as she eventually learns, comes in many forms, both in the past and the present. 
As always Lydia has the support of her good friends, Faye, Muriel and Julia.
Join them as they make A Commitment to Murder.