What do you do when you've made a promise to someone, but you could possibly find that person's killer by breaking that promise? In 1906, sixteen year old Mattie Gokey has big plans for her future but lots of obstacles in her way. Mattie is a writer who wants to go to college—provided she can pass her high school exit exams and find out how to pay her way to New York City. Oh, and she will be leaving behind her sisters and father who have come to rely on her after the death of her mother. Then there is the cute guy on the neighboring farm who is catching her eye. Will Mattie make it to college or stay in her rural town to take care of her family and marry the hottie? However, that is not the entire story. Mattie takes a job at a nearby hotel where a female guest gives her several letters with instructions to burn them before anybody can see them. The next day, the guest is found drowned in the lake, and her male companion is also presumed dead. Mattie is torn between reading the letters and fulfilling the guest’s last wish to burn them.The story is set around an actual murder case and mixes romance, history, and mystery. This book is a page turner! It is not a light read, but I still recommend it for summer and travel. There are tons of copies available in the bookstores, which makes me thing that many others are enjoying this book as much as I did.
Book; 13+; ISBN 9780152053109; San Diego: Harcourt, 2003
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