From Publishers Weekly
Series heroine Tory is called to her home town when her father lands in a coma after a hit-and-run in Aileen Schumacher's (Framework for Death) Rosewood's Ashes: A Tory Travers/David Alvarez Mystery. When several murders occur, Tory and Detective Alvarez connect them to a 1923 massacre of African-Americans by the Klan. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.


Les Standiford, author of DEAL WITH THE DEAD
"The sense of place is palpable...the writing itself is absolutely first rate..."


Malcom Berko, syndicated columnist
"...the book travels at a fast pace, yet the reader can still enjoy the logical subtlety of her plot."


Leslie Collins, National Engineers Week
"This newest release shines as the brightest in the Tory Traver's Series."


Book Description
On New Year's Day, 1923, Rosewood, Florida had its own school, a baseball field, a Masonic Hall, a train station, and three churches. In less than one week it was burned to the ground. Inspired by the true story of one town's destruction at the hands of hate and intolerance, ROSEWOOD'S ASHES is a driven mystery, as well as unique perspective on historical injustice. Returning to Florida to visit her coma-stricken father, Tory Travers prepares herself for the demons of her past, the sordid reputation she'd suffered as a senator's daughter. Accompanying her for moral support is David Alvarez--devoted friend, infrequent lover, and detective with the El Paso Police Department. But before the pair have a chance to confront Tory's troubled past, they are confronted with a more immediate tragedy in the vehicular manslaughter of a young woman they just met on the plane. A young woman who had told them about Rosewood and of the senator's involvement in research concerning the events that led to the town's destruction. Soon, another corpse turns up, a man well known to Tory, and Alvarez takes a personal interest in unearthing the truth about Rosewood, before Tory herself becomes a suspect--or a victim.


About the Author
Ms. Schumacher's first Travers/Alvarez mystery, ENGINEERED FOR MURDER, sold out in hardback and went to a paperback reprint. Her second book, FRAMEWORK FOR DEATH, recieved an Anthony Award nomination for Best Novel. Ms. Schumacher is a civil/environmental engineer with her own engineering firm. She lives in Florida with her husband and two children.

ANNOTATION

A young girl￯﾿ﾽs secret keepsake becomes the centerpiece for intrigue seventy years after her town is set aflame by a racist mob. In her latest Travers/Alvarez story, Aileen Schumacher weaves past and present with murderous results as her two heroes unravel a mystery that began in tragedy seventy years ago.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

On New Year￯﾿ﾽs Day, 1923, Rosewood, Florida had its own school, a baseball field, a Masonic Hall, a train station, and three churches. In less than one week it was burned to the ground. Inspired by the true story of one town￯﾿ﾽs destruction at the hands of hate and intolerance, Rosewood￯﾿ﾽs Ashes is a driven mystery, as well as a unique perspective on historical injustice.

Returning to Florida to visit her coma-stricken father, Tory Travers prepares herself for the demons of her past, the sordid reputation she￯﾿ﾽd suffered as a senator￯﾿ﾽs daughter. Accompanying her for moral support is David Alvarez long time friend, infrequent lover, and detective with the El Paso Police Department.

But before the pair have a chance to confront Tory￯﾿ﾽs troubled past, they are confronted with a more immediate tragedy in the vehicular manslaughter of a young woman they just met on the plane. A young woman who had told them about Rosewood and of the senator￯﾿ﾽs involvement in research concerning the events that led to the town￯﾿ﾽs destruction. Soon, another corpse turns up, a man well known to Tory, and Alvarez takes a personal interest in unearthing the truth about Rosewood, before Tory herself becomes a suspect or a victim.

SYNOPSIS

A young girl's secret keepsake becomes the centerpiece for intrigue seventy years after her town is set aflame by a racist mob. In her latest Travers/Alvarez story, Aileen Schumacher weaves past and present with murderous results as her two heroes unravel a mystery that began in tragedy seventy years ago.

FROM THE CRITICS

Leslie Collins - National Engineers Week

This newest release shines as the brightest in the Tory Travers Series.

Publishers Weekly

Series heroine Tory is called to her home town when her father lands in a coma after a hit-and-run in Aileen Schumacher's (Framework for Death) Rosewood's Ashes: A Tory Travers/David Alvarez Mystery. When several murders occur, Tory and Detective Alvarez connect them to a 1923 massacre of African-Americans by the Klan. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

Aileen Schumacher has written a full-bodied novel. The sense of place is palpable, especially the racially torn Florida town from the twenties that gives the book it￯﾿ﾽs title; the writing itself is absolutely first-rate. — (Les Standiford, author of Deal with the Dead)