When asked to investigate a murder in a seemingly idyllic Minnesota town, Rushmore McKenzie finds that all the evidence points directly at his client.

Rushmore McKenzie is an unofficial, unlicensed private investigator. Once a homicide detective in St. Paul, Minnesota, McKenzie now only looks into situations for friends or friends of friends.

Jeanette Carrell stretches that guideline but she’s in a bind. She’s been indicted and set to go on trial for murder. The body of the victim was found buried in a shallow grave at the end of her property. The victim is a neighbor and developer that was accused of tricking a man with dementia, a friend of Carrell’s, into signing away property for a development that he’d long worked to keep pristine. When the developer was last seen, the neighbors all heard Carrell threaten to kill him. In terms of opportunity, her next door neighbor says she saw Carrell digging near the grave site shortly after the victim disappeared. And to make matters worse, Carrell has no alibi.

With all the evidence -motive and means - against her, and precious little in her defense, why is Carrell so calm? And what can McKenzie do to uncover the shocking truth of what actually happened?

REVIEWS

“This is the twentieth McKenzie novel, and while a lot of series have started running out of steam by this point, Housewright and Rushmore show no signs of slowing down. The writing is as crisp as ever, and Rushmore continues to be the kind of guy you wouldn’t mind hanging out with (unless you’ve done something wrong, in which case he will nail you to the wall). Keep ‘em coming!”

— Booklist

“The results are as powerfully affecting as the structure is original. Housewright’s finest hour, bar none.”

—Kirkus Starred Review

“Housewright, one of Minnesota's treasured authors, is right on the money with this one. ”

—Minneapolis Star Tribune

“In A Hrad Wind flows effortlessly with a clever, well-plotted mystery that twists and turns. The characters are complex and multi-faceted… The mystery plays out nicely with many detours and a satisfying conclusion.”

—Fresh Fiction