A Hame, A Home, A Crime
(2025)(The seventh book in the Loch Lonach Mystery series)
A novel by Maggie Foster
How far would you go to protect your family?
On Hallowe’en morning, a self-driving car rolls to a stop at Ginny Mackenzie’s front curb. Behind the wheel sits a skeleton—posed neatly, patiently waiting to be discovered, and impossible to ignore.
Ginny, an ICU nurse with more than enough on her plate, wants to think it’s just a bizarre prank. But the bones turn out to be those of a dead woman whose arrival demands an explanation.
As the investigation progresses, Ginny realizes she’s been caught in the crossfire between two unseen opponents—
one determined she should uncover the truth, the other desperate to stop her.
Overwhelmed and emotionally raw, the six-months pregnant Ginny hits a breaking point. She announces she wants nothing more to do with the mystery, the skeleton, or the puppet masters who seem to know far too much about her.
Jim will support her, whatever she decides, but reminds her of the one thing she can’t ignore:
She’s the only person who can solve this mystery.
Reluctantly—and on her own terms—Ginny follows a faint trail buried beneath fifty years of silence. From local history and forgotten paperwork to the new frontier of forensic genealogy, she unravels the story of a family’s murky past.
What Ginny finds forces her to confront an impossible choice:
Expose the truth… or protect the innocent.
Because some secrets are buried for a reason—
and someone is still willing to kill to keep them that way.
Rooted in sharp detection, critical insight, and the evocative blend of Scottish heritage and Texas grit that defines Loch Lonach, A Hame, A Home, A Crime delivers a classic fair-play mystery with modern depth and a twist worthy of the Golden Age.
Perfect for readers who enjoy:
On Hallowe’en morning, a self-driving car rolls to a stop at Ginny Mackenzie’s front curb. Behind the wheel sits a skeleton—posed neatly, patiently waiting to be discovered, and impossible to ignore.
Ginny, an ICU nurse with more than enough on her plate, wants to think it’s just a bizarre prank. But the bones turn out to be those of a dead woman whose arrival demands an explanation.
As the investigation progresses, Ginny realizes she’s been caught in the crossfire between two unseen opponents—
one determined she should uncover the truth, the other desperate to stop her.
Overwhelmed and emotionally raw, the six-months pregnant Ginny hits a breaking point. She announces she wants nothing more to do with the mystery, the skeleton, or the puppet masters who seem to know far too much about her.
Jim will support her, whatever she decides, but reminds her of the one thing she can’t ignore:
She’s the only person who can solve this mystery.
Reluctantly—and on her own terms—Ginny follows a faint trail buried beneath fifty years of silence. From local history and forgotten paperwork to the new frontier of forensic genealogy, she unravels the story of a family’s murky past.
What Ginny finds forces her to confront an impossible choice:
Expose the truth… or protect the innocent.
Because some secrets are buried for a reason—
and someone is still willing to kill to keep them that way.
Rooted in sharp detection, critical insight, and the evocative blend of Scottish heritage and Texas grit that defines Loch Lonach, A Hame, A Home, A Crime delivers a classic fair-play mystery with modern depth and a twist worthy of the Golden Age.
Perfect for readers who enjoy:
- Dorothy Sayers, Josephine Tey, Ellis Peters, Agatha Christie
Amateur sleuths with sharp observational skills
Medical/osteological and forensic-genealogy clues
Clean mysteries with rich character detail
Family secrets, long shadows, and the question of what ‘home’ truly means
The Tartan Texas world of the Loch Lonach Scottish Mysteries
A Hame, A Home, A Crime is the seventh book in the beloved series—but can be enjoyed as a stand-alone mystery.
Genre: Mystery
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