An unpleasant female lawyer barges into Charlie's office and demands that the firm immediately drop everything and find her elderly father, who has gone missing-all because there is a big family reunion coming up. Charlie knows she's going to regret this, but she gives in. The hunt takes her on a wild chase when she learns that Willie McBride was an avid gold prospector. Praise for the Charlie Parker mystery series: ..".a female sleuth with an original slant to her methods." -Small Press Magazine "Charlie is slick, appealing, and nobody's fool-just what readers want in an amateur sleuth." -Booklist "Charlie is a fabulous amateur sleuth." -Midwest Book Review "A good story and a challenging puzzle." -Robert O. Greer, National Public Radio "Down to earth and very readable." -Library Journal "Tension is fast-paced in this involving account." -Midwest Book Review