A review by lauraellis
Cold Case by Linda Barnes

3.0

[1998]. The longest of the Carlotta Carlyle mysteries [at that time] and the one I found the least gripping, although I enjoyed it.  A man shows up claiming to be the uncle of a long-dead poet and insisting she must still be alive, because she is still writing—and she happens to be the sister of the current gubernatorial candidate.  By the time Carlotta completely unwinds the case, the family tree is discovered to contain the usual assortment of skeletons-might be better on a re-read.