Murder's never on the reading list, until the book club starts dropping dead.
Single mom Sophie "Phee" Kimball isn't a detective; she's an account clerk in the chilly town of Mankato, Minnesota. But when her eccentric mother in Arizona insists that members of her retirement community book club are dying because of a "cursed" novel, Phee reluctantly heads to sun-soaked Sun City West to snoop.
Phee doesn't believe in curses, and the deaths appear to be accidents: a golf cart crash, pneumonia, an allergic reaction, but something is clearly not right under the blazing desert sun. As Phee digs deeper, she uncovers secrets, rivalries, and motives lurking behind friendly smiles. Now, it's up to Phee to read between the lines before the killer strikes again, turning the next chapter into someone's last.
The perfect cozy mystery debut for fans of Richard Osman, Robert Thorogood and Jesse Q. Sutanto.
A thoroughly entertaining series debut, with enjoyable, yet realistic characters and enough plot twists and dead ends to appeal from beginning to end.
Booklist, starred review
Eaton's debut introduces a retirement community filled with quirky characters and a sleuth who may have more talent for solving puzzles than she admits.
Kirkus Reviews
Single mom Sophie "Phee" Kimball isn't a detective; she's an account clerk in the chilly town of Mankato, Minnesota. But when her eccentric mother in Arizona insists that members of her retirement community book club are dying because of a "cursed" novel, Phee reluctantly heads to sun-soaked Sun City West to snoop.
Phee doesn't believe in curses, and the deaths appear to be accidents: a golf cart crash, pneumonia, an allergic reaction, but something is clearly not right under the blazing desert sun. As Phee digs deeper, she uncovers secrets, rivalries, and motives lurking behind friendly smiles. Now, it's up to Phee to read between the lines before the killer strikes again, turning the next chapter into someone's last.
The perfect cozy mystery debut for fans of Richard Osman, Robert Thorogood and Jesse Q. Sutanto.
A thoroughly entertaining series debut, with enjoyable, yet realistic characters and enough plot twists and dead ends to appeal from beginning to end.
Booklist, starred review
Eaton's debut introduces a retirement community filled with quirky characters and a sleuth who may have more talent for solving puzzles than she admits.
Kirkus Reviews
Buch (kartoniert)
Soaring temperatures and a giant jigsaw puzzle combine to form a picture of murder . . . It's a blistering hot summer in Sun City West, and members of the retirement community are happy to escape into the air-conditioned bliss of the library to work on a mammoth forty-thousand-piece jigsaw puzzle. But things begin heating up inside, too, when members clash with the domineering head of the puzzle committee over which puzzle to solve-until someone settles the matter by killing her. Now it's up to Sophie "Phee" Kimball to put all the pieces of the murder plot together and catch the culprit responsible. Any number of the jigsaw aficionados could have wanted the victim out of the picture for her personality alone, but Phee suspects there was a more sinister motive behind the murder. Then the chosen puzzle and the library itself are struck by one instance of sabotage after another, and Phee's convinced that someone is sending a menacing message. But just as she unearths a telling clue and slots it into place, she finds herself in a race against time to finish the puzzle and solve the case-before the killer goes to pieces and finishes her off too . . .
Praise for the Books of J. C. Eaton:"Fun characters, a touch of humor, and a great mystery, the perfect combination for a cozy." -Lena Gregory, author of the Bay Island Psychic Mysteries on Ditched 4 Murder"So cleverly written, you won't guess the perpetrators until the very end." -Mary Marks, award-winning author of the Quilting Mystery Series on Booked 4 Murder"A thoroughly entertaining series debut, with enjoyable yet realistic characters and enough plot twists-and dead ends-to appeal from beginning to end." -Booklist, starred review, on Booked 4 Murder"Enjoy this laugh-out-loud funny mystery that will make you scream for the authors to get busy on the next one." -Suspense Magazine on Molded 4 Murder
Praise for the Books of J. C. Eaton:"Fun characters, a touch of humor, and a great mystery, the perfect combination for a cozy." -Lena Gregory, author of the Bay Island Psychic Mysteries on Ditched 4 Murder"So cleverly written, you won't guess the perpetrators until the very end." -Mary Marks, award-winning author of the Quilting Mystery Series on Booked 4 Murder"A thoroughly entertaining series debut, with enjoyable yet realistic characters and enough plot twists-and dead ends-to appeal from beginning to end." -Booklist, starred review, on Booked 4 Murder"Enjoy this laugh-out-loud funny mystery that will make you scream for the authors to get busy on the next one." -Suspense Magazine on Molded 4 Murder