Bøger af J F Brindley

Lila and Tom Byron are married and off to Virginia, where Tom has accepted the headmaster's position at Laurel Hill Academy. The mystery surrounding Lila's family tree that began when she inherited her mother's jewelry deepens when she discovers a painting of a woman who looks eerily similar to her. The pair decide to research the unknown woman and determine if her identity can shed some light on Lila's heritage, but the investigation takes a deadly turn when Lila and her husband's colleague are shot by the man's jealous wife. The wife disappears with Lila's birthright, the jewelry willed to her by her increasingly enigmatic mother. Lila survives the attack, and she and Tom must follow the trail they started on to uncover the truth about Lila's family as well as recover her stolen property. However, every lead seems to turn into a dead end. The murderous wife is located, but the jewelry is not with her. The pair's best hope for answers is destroyed by a hurricane. But the search for answers goes on. Can they finally solve the mystery with the help of an unexpected ally? New and exciting adventures follow on the heels of every discovery.

The Mallory family's fate has long been tied to a special set of jewelry belonging to Lila Mallory Byron. The unique ring, earrings, necklace, and brooch traveled around the world before being stolen by a scoundrel in book 2 of the Mallory Mystery series. In this powerful conclusion to the series, Lila and her husband, Tom, search for the purloined treasures with the help of a wealthy relative in Hawaii, Interpol, and other investigators. More importantly, they focus on raising their two children: Tommy, who dreams of becoming a lawyer, and Emmy, who experiences a devastating tragedy. As Lila and Tom grow older, they cope with their own trauma and appreciate the legacy of strength and compassion their ancestors left them. Over time, they realize that their inheritance consists of so much more than the stolen jewelry. Meanwhile, the thief is on the run from the army, having gone AWOL and escaped to Canada to avoid serving in the Vietnam War. Now, as he falls in love and gets mixed up with a dangerous gang, the jewelry starts slipping through his fingers. Will the rightful owners ever recover the precious pieces? Darling Emily holds the exciting answer!

Inside a secret compartment of the just arrived jewelry box is a cache of incredibly expensive jewelry. Lila's mind reels. How could her mother afford such opulence? Did it really belong to her? Was it stolen? Should she tell her fiancé or the police? Who really were her family? Journey of the Jewelry allows the reader to follow the path of the jewelry from its origin to its final arrival at Lila's kitchen table. Lila's life will never be the same. Author J. F. Brindley weaves an epic story of four seemingly unrelated objects of value-from exotic places like India, Amsterdam, South America, and China-brought together through romance, murder, theft, kidnapping, war, death, love, and loss. An engaging tale in the vein of Iris Johansen and Catherine Coulter, Journey of the Jewelry shows the unexpected twists and turns that life can sometimes bring-while bringing one family's history to life.