The Moonshine Murders by Joy York

Lily, the adventure seeking teenage daughter of the rural county jailer, has a history of amateur sleuthing. Christi, her shy and studious cousin, has sworn off being her reluctant sidekick. Lying, spying, and sneaking into forbidden places are not in her nature. That is until Uncle Bill, the county jailer, is shot. Now all bets are off. In 1970, sometimes the justice system needs a little help. While investigating a moonshine still that a local farmer found on his property, Christi's Uncle Bill, the rural county jailer and deputy sheriff, is shot twice in an ambush. The farmer is gunned down. The attackers get away without a trace. Christi, a city girl, travels with her mother to rural Roselyn, Mississippi, her mother's hometown, to support the family. Convinced that local mistrust of ATF federal agents will hinder the investigation, Lily is determined to find the culprits who shot her daddy. She just needs to persuade Christi, her scaredy-cat cousin, and her best friend Troy, the son of the investigating detective, to join the hunt. Living in a house connected to the jail, Lily thrives on excitement and pushing boundaries. Rule-abiding Christi and Troy have been entangled in Lily's misadventures before and suffered the consequences. With Uncle Bill's life on the line, Lily manages to convince them this time will be different. What harm can a few questions and a little information gathering do? Lily's first assignment brings them face to face with a bootlegger brandishing a shotgun. Christi and Troy quickly realize Lily has once again left out critical details of her plan. When the trio meet Jake, the undaunted teenage son of the murdered farmer, he offers to take them to the location of the ambush. The horrifying scene they stumble upon has them running for their lives. The deeper the foursome dig to uncover the truth, the more the danger escalates, and the threats become personal. Will they back off and let the authorities handle it? Or will their stubborn dogged