Introduces Doctor Fenimore
When cardiologist Dr. Andrew Fenimore isn't mending weak hearts, he's solving crimes in Philadelphia's wealthy Society Hill. But murder is the last thing the good doctor expects when he befriends a teenage boy, named Horatio, trying to bury his dead cat. As the two dig a grave for the cat's final resting place in a vacant lot-- which happens to be an ancient burial ground-- they discover a fresh corpse, buried feet flexed, facing east, according to Lenape Indian tradition. They learn that that woman buried, Sweet Grass, was the fiance of the son of one of Fenimore's colleagues, from a promident family and a very well-known surgeon. The story becomes more complicated when Fenimore is asked by the family to find Sweet Grass (initially it is a missing person's case) and then to discover what really happened. Did Sweet Grass die of natural causes or did one of the family help her along.
This series has been on my reading list for such a long time and I found myself really enjoying it and the other characters. Since I work with so many doctors it was kind of nice to read how he does his practice. Looking forward to reading more of this series.