[a:Rex Stout|41112|Rex Stout|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1201136975p2/41112.jpg] had two Nero Wolfe stories called [b:The Father Hunt|119748|Franz Kafka's the Metamorphosis (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations)|Franz Kafka|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/516ATP5Y0ZL._SL75_.jpg|2373750] and [b:The Mother Hunt|119748|Franz Kafka's the Metamorphosis (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations)|Franz Kafka|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/516ATP5Y0ZL._SL75_.jpg|2373750]. If [a:Kathryn R. Wall|202917|Kathryn R. Wall|http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/nophoto-U-50x66.jpg] had wanted to very her geographic titles a bit, she could have called this one The Sister Hunt.

Bay Tanner's new client is searching for her two estranged sisters in hopes of finding a bone marrow donor for her daughter. Bay herself is dealing with what may be her father's last illness and her efforts to solve a family mystery it has revealed. Her relationship with her fiance Red Tanner (brother of her late husband) has hit a rocky patch. There are red herrings and blind alleys galore, but eventually all is solved and resolved. The Low Country setting is beautifully described, and the characters behave believably. My only real problem with the book was an error of fact -- Bay's partner Erik supposedly finds out information about one of the client's sisters from the 2000 census. In fact, that census (as far as personal information is concerned) will not be open to anyone -- including law enforcement, the IRS, private investigators, etc. -- until 2072. (Similar information probably is available from credit bureaus and other such databases; but not from the Census.) Otherwise, a fine book. ( )

Loved it! This is a great series from the lowcountry of South Carolina. Bay Tanner gets herself in some close scrapes, but she always prevails and does the right thing. Not to be missed if you read Wall's books. ( )