The Bad Penny — Shirley Hailstock

From four of today's most exciting writers comes a compelling collection of stories about a group of sisters whose lives are about to take an unexpected turn...
For Maxine, Morgan, Taylor, and Samantha Chambers, being the daughters of Liberty, Georgia's most respected private investigator was a double-edged sword. As the founder of the state's only African American-owned PI firm, Henry Chambers was revered--but now that he's passed away, his girls hope to put his dangerous business behind them. When their father's will is read, however, the sisters discover that each has inherited a case of her own to solve...

Margie Rose Walker's "Curtains" introduces Maxine, a successful Houston banker who intends to make this her last trip to Liberty. Then someone takes a shot at her, and she meets Sgt. Lucious Kimble. He's a man whose energy screams "cop", and whose good looks scream things Maxine hasn't thought about in way too long. Now, if only she can stay alive long enough to reacquaint herself with the personal side of life. Because someone is clearly holding a deadly grudge against her father--and is resolved to take it out on Maxine...

In "Redemption," by Shelby Lewis, oldest sister Morgan is the only Chambers daughter to turn down a case. The police-sketch-artist-turned-ballet-teacher wants nothing more to do with law enforcement--until her dance students start getting murdered--by a killer who promises she'll be next. Morgan has a hunch her father's death is the catalyst. It's a hunch that will lead her right back to Liberty, to fulfill her his last wish--and uncover one of his greatest secrets...

In Shirley Hailstocks's "The Bad Penny," Taylor, a corporate lawyer, plans to be on a plane back to New Jersey right after the reading of her daddy's will--until she's saddled with the case of a missing woman. Taylor always wanted to be like her beloved father--and now she has her chance. But once she starts asking questions, it becomes obvious that someone doesn't want her finding the answers. Because in another year, the family of Savannah socialite Susan Hilliard Frasier can declare her legally dead--and start spending her fortune...

In "Identity Crisis," by Bridget Anderson, sister Samantha follows the trail of a man who's far from the well-to-do investment advisor he'd like his clients, his fiancee, and her wealthy relatives to believe he is. But as a publicist for a record company, Samantha knows all about self-promotion--and false advertising. Soon enough, she's going undercover to expose the truth about a callous con man...

Emotional and absorbing, these page-turning stories explore the lives of four fascinating women who learn that they may be more like their father than they thought--and that sometimes true happiness comes from embracing the past--not running from it.