The hanging tree : a Starvation Lake mystery

"In the aftermath of an apparent suicide in Starvation Lake, local newspaper editor Gus teams up with girlfriend and sheriff's deputy Darlene in an investigation that reveals evidence of foul play."
"In the aftermath of an apparent suicide in Starvation Lake, local newspaper editor Gus teams up with girlfriend and sheriff's deputy Darlene in an investigation that reveals evidence of foul play."@en
"When Gracie McBride, the wild girl who left town eighteen years earlier, is found dead in an apparent suicide shortly after her homecoming, it sends shock waves through Starvation Lake. Gus Carpenter, executive editor of the Pine County Pilot, sets out to solve the mystery with his girlfriend, Pine County sheriff's deputy Darlene Esper. As they investigate, Gus and Darlene can't help but question if Gracie's troubled life really ended in suicide."
"Gus Carpenter, executive editor of the "Pine County Pilot" in Starvation Lake, Michigan, tries to put aside his mounting personal problems to investigate the death of Gracie McBride, a second cousin who had just returned to town after eighteen years only to die in what has been ruled a suicide."@en