The UPCOUNTRY MYSTERY SERIES continues in TRAGEDY SPRING, the engrossing sequel to MAIDEN'S GRAVE, where dangerous secrets surface among the quaint Gold Country mining towns, rolling vineyards, and wilderness in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains. TRAGEDY SPRING follows attorney Sidney Dietrich as she launches a quixotic claim on behalf of a client attempting to reclaim his long-lost Native American tribal rights. After the body of an archaeologist is found on the banks of the Mokelumne River, Sidney's new love interest, former Sheriff Matt Dunleavy, is drawn into the murder investigation while Sidney helped her law firm partner, Jack McGlynn, to pursue a lawsuit to stop the development of another casino in their rural county. Matt suspects that the professor's murder and the casino development are connected, further complicating his relationship with Sidney. As long-buried secrets unravel, another murder uncovers a conspiracy to hide the truth about a stolen heritage that threatens Sidney's life.