Fatal Undertaking
“de Castrique's unassuming but commanding prose style is comparable to James Lee Burke and Margaret Maron.”
Library Journal
About This Book
A charity haunted-house fundraiser turns grisly when the event organizer is found murdered inside a borrowed casket. Funeral director and part-time deputy Barry Clayton is assigned to investigate a case with no obvious motive and no clear suspect list. When a second attack suggests the first victim may not have been the intended target, Barry's personal and professional worlds collide - especially after his ex-wife arrives hoping to turn the case into career-making television coverage. Following the trail means exposing secrets that reach deep into the community Barry thought he understood.