Home sweet home, or so ex-con Casey Cavendish thinks. After years of family turmoil, violence and romantic betrayals, she finds a safe place all her own in an antique railroad station in a leafy Boston suburb. Her new job maintaining the mansion and party house next door provides funds to refurbish a funky caboose that sits on a siding beside the station. She befriends the tenant's darling little boy and his mother and an unstable, but helpful Vietnam vet who had once squatted in the caboose.
It's all a godsend until a sketchy private investigator reveals the dark history of the caboose and demands to see the contents of an old safe inside the railcar.
When the veteran's life is threatened, and the tenant's wife asks for her help to escape from her abusive husband, Casey's big heart leads to decisions that land her squarely in the crosshairs of the law. Much as she'd love to be in the crosshairs of one particular policeman, she cannot afford to be railroaded for extortion and murder, crimes that would put her away for life.
Casey must rely on wits and grit and her love for a small boy to protect her livelihood, her home and her life.
About the Author :
Katherine Fast is an award-winning author of over 25 short and flash fiction stories. She was a former contributing editor and compositor for six anthologies of Best New England Crime Stories. The Drinking Gourd was her debut novel, followed by Church Street Under, and now, Caboose, the third novel in the Casey Cavendish series. In her prior corporate career, she worked with M.I.T. spin-off consulting companies, with an international training firm, and as a professional handwriting analyst. She and her husband live in Massachusetts with their German Shepherd and three cats.
Review :
"With engaging characters, quirky settings (an antique train station!), snappy dialog, and wry humor, readers are again rewarded with Caboose, the third installment of the Casey Cavendish series. The mysteries of a missing hobo and the privacy-obsessed tenants of the estate Casey manages are deftly intertwined into a fast-paced tale of betrayal, murder, and redemption. Add ex-con Casey's attraction to the hunky local cop and readers will be glued to this gripping tale to the final satisfying page." -Connie Johnson Hambley, award-winning author of The Jessica Trilogy
"Casey Cavendish can't seem to stay out of trouble in the leafy town of Welton despite her best efforts. Even a dull job in estate management for her one surviving aunt leads to betrayal, greed, prostitution, and murder in a swiftly moving tale of a lonely little boy and strangers haunting her home in a converted train station."-Susan Oleksiw, author of the Anita Ray series
"For fans of Casey Cavendish, who need to catch up on what's happening with her friends, and her hunt for a welcoming family, this mystery has it all-a compelling whodunnit, fascinating, quirky characters, and of course, a protagonist you can't help but root for."-Barbara Ross, award-winning author of the Maine Clambake Mystery series
