The Barn Identity: A House-Flipper Mystery

The eighth in the House-Flipper mystery series set in Nashville, where the real estate market is to die for.

In Nashville, carpenter Whitney Whitaker is ecstatic when the owner of an antebellum livery stable approaches her about rehabbing the barn and offers Whitney free rein with the design. While unproven, it's rumored that the building once served as part of the Underground Railroad. The project presents a unique opportunity to work on a site of significance and help preserve history, and she convinces her cousin to take a chance on the old property.

When a local journalist reporting on the renovation is found dead on the property, investigators suspect he might have been murdered for any one of several exposés he'd published about local politicians, movers, and shakers. Whitney wonders if there's more to the story and whether the journalist's fate might be tied directly to the stable renovation. Can she solve the murder and bring a killer to justice? Or might this goal be too lofty?

Author: Diane Kelly
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Published: 03/31/2026
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Mass Market Paperbound
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 6.75h x 4.12w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781250359346

About the Author
DIANE KELLY is a former state assistant attorney general and tax advisor who spent much of her career fighting, or inadvertently working for, white-collar criminals. A proud graduate of the Mansfield, Texas Citizens Police Academy, Diane combines her fascination with crime and her love of animals in her stories. Diane now lives in North Carolina, where she spends her days catering to her demanding cats or walking her dogs in the region's beautiful woods.