When up-and-coming gangster Kingdom approaches Trigger Brown for help, it’s not about power or territory—it’s about legacy. Kingdom’s family has long been haunted by the mystery of the Great Kentucky Hoard, a fortune in gold coins smuggled to Chicago by his great-great-grandfather and uncles during the Civil War. After generations of safeguarding the treasure, the coins vanished, and blame fell on Kingdom’s father, who was murdered before he could clear his name. Now, Kingdom is determined to restore his father’s honor and reclaim what he believes is his rightful inheritance.
 
Trigger reluctantly agrees to take the case, delving into the turbulent history of Kingdom’s family and the shadowy corners of Bronzeville, where secrets never truly die. But as she pieces together the clues, Trigger uncovers a shocking twist: the coins didn’t just vanish—they were deliberately hidden by someone within the family to protect a far darker secret tied to their ancestors’ escape from the Confederacy.
 
As Trigger gets closer to the truth, her investigation sets off a chain reaction of deadly consequences. A rival gang learns of the treasure and will stop at nothing to claim it for themselves. Meanwhile, Kingdom’s own family members begin to turn on each other, exposing decades of buried betrayals and resentments.
 
Caught in a web of lies, greed, and violence, Trigger must navigate dangerous alliances and ruthless enemies to uncover the truth. But as the stakes rise, she begins to wonder: is Kingdom truly seeking justice for his father, or does he have his own deadly motives for finding the gold?
 
In The Ghosts of Bronzeville: A Trigger Brown Mystery, loyalty and greed collide in a race against time, where the past holds the key to the future—and the price of uncovering the truth could be Trigger’s life.