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18-year old MEGAN DUST lives the wild life. Parties, booze, boys--you name it, she does it. Her parents don't care what she does, and when she is home they ignore her. Their attitude started over a year ago when Megan's older brother was tragically killed in a car accident.

Then, when her parents die on the same road that took her brother, Megan decides to start over and move far away. She auctions off her parents' property, a country home in northwestern Minnesota, and heads down to the Twin Cities.

Megan knows hitchhiking is dangerous, but lately has become a way of life. And this time is no different. She gets picked up by Bart Simms, an attorney from Minneapolis, who agrees to take her where she needs to go. But only after he conducts a bit of estate planning business.

The Engels are a farming family who live not far from Megan's old place. They revel peacefully in their secluded backwoods sanctuary, and have a strong desire to keep as much of the government away from their family's farming legacy. Hence the reason they sought the impecable skills of Bart Simms, who has a deep reputation for saving many family farms from unwanted death and estate taxes.

But Megan has a problem with the Engels. She has never heard of them, and she's lived in the area all of her life. When she explores their home, she finds more that is out of sorts. She discovers a picture of a teenage girl. A girl who resembles that of a recent murder victim from Minneapolis.

Is there more to this backwoods family than meets the eye?

After picking up Guest Of Honor, be sure to also pick up my latest thriller Beholder's Eye. It is only $2.99 in the Amazon Kindle store.

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Have you seen this girl? Last seen along King of Trails.

 

Megan Dust

18-years of age

Warren, MN

 

Last seen on Highway 75--known as the King of Trails--north of Crookston, Minnesota.

Megan recently experienced the tragic death of her parents, and was seen hitchhiking down to the Twin Cities for reasons unknown.  She may have been picked up by an older gentleman, driving a black Cadillac.

 

(Guest of Honor ebook - Kindle edition)



 

Signed,

Dexter L. Grant - AKA the Twin Cities Crime Blogger

Tragic end at the Walnut Hotel

Samantha Larson was a farm girl, a protege of hard work, having grown up living right along the Minnesota side of the Iowa border.

She was the oldest of three siblings.  She always had her eye on graduating from college and moving on to get a good job in the Twin Cities.  Her parents supported this, however when they were not able to completely foot the bill, she dug her heels in--literally, in this case--and went to work.  And she did it in a unique way for her: prostitution.

Three nights ago, that working lifestyle came to a tragic end at the Walnut Hotel in downtown Minneapolis.  This establishment is not known for it's long list of amenities, and is more known for one being able to rent a room with cash by the hour.  And all with no questions asked.  According to investigators, her client came to the room at approximately 11:15pm.  Without performing the usual task seen with prostitutes, he tied her up to the bed and brutally slashed her throat, killing her instantly.  He left around 11:30pm, and her body wasn't discovered until three hours later when her next "client" came for a carnal visit.

In the course of my investigation, a source at the U of M indicated to me that she was enrolled to start in the fall.  She had declared a major in business, although there was neither no record of housing nor any federal loan papers in process at the time of this post.  Speculation may lead one to believe she was "working" to avoid going into debt, for her wallet found at the scene contained over eight hundred dollars in cash: a collection of 50s and 20s.

Why would this hardworking farm girl serve a darker life on the streets, you may wonder?  It's a tale that's been told many times, and in this case we may never know the answers.  Prostitutes lead a dangerous lifestyle, and it's the reason why so many latch onto male handlers for protection.  It is unknown at this time if Samantha had such a companion.  when asked, Minneapolis VCU Investigator Simon Templeton said, "Her cell phone recovered at the scene has been thoroughly scanned and little evidence has been able to be gleaned off of it.  We suspect she was working her 'business' alone."

Signed,
The Twin Cities Crime Blogger
Dexter L. Grant

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