Katie Madison,
Pinkerton Agent, works undercover as a Harvey Girl to find a killer. She needs
to work with Sheriff Branch Whitman who has a very low regard for Pinkerton
agents. Harvey Girls and Pinkertons are a real part of our history and Margaret
Brownley writes with a warm blend of humor, history, romance, and suspense to
steal our imaginations and our hearts. "Calico Spy" is part of
Brownley's Undercover Ladie's Series and a fun and excellent read.
Katie learns a lot
about trying to be a Harvey Girl, makes friends and enemies among her
co-workers and clients; but finding clues to the killer who has killed two
Harvey Girls doesn't seem to be coming easily.
Branch, on the other
hand, knows he has a Pinkerton in town he is suppose to work with but is caught
off guard when he discovers it's a woman and that the woman is Katie, whom he finds himself attracted to. In addition, he is a widower still grieving
the death of his wife tragically killed during a tornado 8 years ago, the same
as the age of his son. The son he claimed because his wife delivered it that
night and saved the infant's life by putting it in an oven.
Both Branch and
Katie find themselves struggling with their relationships both working and
personal as well as with the complications of the case they are working and the
unexpected problems and people that arise along the way to make life even more
interesting.
Ms. Brownley stocks
her novel full of suspense and surprises and many twists and turns. I highly
recommend this for your reading list.
