Barb Czinger-Pacheco
The Last Sand Trap - Coming Early 2026
Josie Kaye is a newly minted private investigator, with money and a soft spot for her grampa’s old stories. But when her best friend begs her to investigate a decades-old death—one that’s haunted her family since Tucson’s sunbaked streets ran red—Josie can't say no. Easy, it's decades old, right?
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The victim? A man her grandfather still calls friend, decades later. The twist? That man may have been mob-connected. The shock? So might Grampa.
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As Josie digs into the shadows of the past, she uncovers whispers of rackets, betrayals, and a truth her grandfather never wanted her to find under someone else's terms. What begins as a favor turns into Josie's own confusion and grampa's reckoning. Because grampa's love runs deep and mob loyalty may run deeper.
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And when the final piece falls into place, Josie will have to decide: is it understanding Grampa craves… or forgiveness?

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