The Backhoe Gothic — Jean DeWeese

The girl's father drove his car into an embankment causing his death. His wife had died in a sudden car accident six years before and he chose this method rather than to die a lingering death from disease. Helen was dedicated to their father while her estranged sister Linda had looked after herself rather than submit to her father's moody selfishness, earning her college tuition by running a backhoe all summer. Now that her teenage sister was alone, Linda need to coax Helen out of the empty house so invited her for a visit. But then the boss's son was fired, there was a break-in, and accusations made their lives a terror-ridden nightmare that would not end until an old murder was solved.