The vanished priestess

Description:

When the benefactress of a women's shelter dies under suspicious circumstances, Annie Szabo investigates numerous suspects from the victim's past and deduces that her killer is a master of disguises. The author of the claimed "The Hummingbird Wizard" continues the tale of the Szabo family women. Engaging and exotic, "The Vanished Priestess" is an unforgettable mystery featuring a heroine who must walk a treacherous tightrope to save a new lover, her home, and her life.

subjects: Women detectives,  Circus performers,  Fiction,  Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths,  California, fiction,  Mothers-in-law,  Romanies,  Women's shelters