THE TRUTH ALWAYS RISES TO THE TOP-AND SO DO THE DEAD. - When two young women from the same town are found dead in the Erie Canal, - When a strange man in a remote farmhouse holds a secret from the police, - When a magician conjures up the dead, - When your best friend is stalked by her obsessed ex-lover...it's time to start worrying.

Sue Gainer has a lot to worry about as she starts her career as a private investigator in a hometown detective agency. When a missing person's case is dropped in her lap that ends in murder, the P.I. faces unusual and desperate suspects and unlocks the clues that lead to the surprising truth-and soon finds herself in deep water with a killer.

MURDER ON THE ERIE CANAL is the second in the series of Sue Gainer mysteries by Elly Stevens. Read DANGEROUS PASSION, the first Sue Gainer mystery, to see how the newly hired P.I. earned her credibility. Both stories are fast-paced and intriguing. You won't want to put the books down.