Book Synopsis
The Great Depression has devastated the country, and the residents of St. Ives, Ohio, are struggling to cope. The town wants to build a Help Center and a boardinghouse for families who have lost their homes, although some people oppose the plan. When a new general store has an opening day get-together, someone is poisoned. James Farrahi has to figure out who would try to kill the popular fire captain in town. This is the eleventh book in the Detective Farrahi series.