Heartland to Hometown Mysteries

At the heart of the series is Leni Spencer, a 24-year-old reporter for the Hawkinston Daily News. Born and reared in small-town Hawkinston, Missouri, she leads a seemingly linear life, living in the family home she inherited when her parents died and working for her hometown newspaper.

The stories she covers are local. But people come and go in a small town. They have roots or interests elsewhere. The Next Great Discovery takes her to New Orleans. In The Past Is Not at Rest, she visits the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. In The Cost of Silence (coming soon), she will mix with Hollywood celebrities in Southern California.

The Next Great Discovery

A Heartland to Hometown Mystery ~ Book 1

Book #1 from the series: Heartland to Hometown Mysteries

The Next Great Discovery,Katherine Bennett

A threatened cemetery. An ancestor’s will. Dark secrets revealed. Where heritage and power collide, some truths are too dangerous to print.

Reporter Leni Spencer’s investigation into the sudden death of Muriel Banks, a beloved town matriarch, unearths missing records and buried secrets in her Missouri...

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The Past Is Not at Rest

A Heartland To Hometown Mystery ~ Book 2

Book #2 from the series: Heartland to Hometown Mysteries

A threatened cemetery. An ancestor’s will. Dark secrets revealed. Where heritage and power collide, some truths are too dangerous to print.
Reporter Leni Spencer’s investigation into the sudden death of Muriel Banks, a beloved town matriarch, unearths missing records and buried secrets in her Missouri hometown. Muriel’s daughter, Elizabeth...

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