Later that week, an explosion in an ice fishing shack on the frozen bay leads to the discovery of another body, burned beyond recognition. The scene bears all the characteristics of an accidental fall, not unheard of for a person of her age, but something is not adding up. Lying at the bottom of a flight of stairs, clutching a valuable bronze sculpture, she points her outstretched hand in the direction of a nearby, nondescript ring. His initial disquiet is easily dismissed-until she is found dead the next morning in her home. Media release: With Door County caught in the grip of a fierce winter storm, Sheriff Dave Cubiak agrees to do a simple favor for a friend of his wife: he stops by to check in on an affluent widow with a questionable new suitor. Free, but audience members will need a ticket find info at. He relocates to Door County, finds work as a park ranger and eventually is elected sheriff. All the novels follow Dave Cubiak, a former Chicago homicide detective racked by grief and guilt after his wife and daughter are killed by a drunk driver. Seven “Dave Cubiak” mysteries later, Skalka will be at Mystery to Me bookstore in conversation with Doug Moe, to discuss the seventh and final installment in the series, Death Casts a Shadow. Patricia Skalka was vacationing in Door County when she thought that it would be a perfect place to set a murder mystery.
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