Author: Laurien Berenson
Published: August 30, 2022 by Kensington
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Genre: Amateur Sleuth
Series: Senior Sleuths #1
First Sentence: Peg Turnbull was standing in the hot sun on a plot of hardpacked grass, staring at a row of Standard Poodles that was lined up along one side of her show ring.
Blurb: Rose Donovan looks for the good in everyone. With her sister-in-law, Peg, that sometimes requires a lot of searching. Even a sixty-something former nun like Rose has her limits, and gruff Peg Turnbull sure knows how to push them. But after forty years of bickering, they’re attempting to start over, partnering up to join the local bridge club.
Peg and Rose barely have a chance to celebrate their first win before one of the club’s most accomplished players is killed in his home. As the newest members, the sisters-in-law come under scrutiny and decide to start some digging of their own. Bridge is typically seen as a wholesome pastime, yet this group of senior citizens harbors a wealth of vices, including gambling, cheating, and adultery.
By comparison, Peg and Rose’s fractious relationship is starting to feel almost functional. But as their suspect list narrows, they’re unaware that their logic has a dangerous flaw. And they’ll have to hope that their teamwork holds steady when they’re confronted by a killer who’s through with playing games. (GoodReads)
My Opinion: This book is a spin-off of the Melanie Travis Canine series and follows the adventures of Melanie's elderly aunts and is heavy on Bridge, poodles, cake, and disagreements.
The story picks up around a quarter of the way when a murder occurs. The dynamic duo of Peg and Rose, with Peg's inquisitive nature and Rose's past as a nun, make for an intriguing team when their nosiness takes over. During the last quarter of the book, they finally make a breakthrough.
By the end, readers will understand the out-of-left-field reason why the murder occurred, but it may feel like too little, too late.
Blurb: Rose Donovan looks for the good in everyone. With her sister-in-law, Peg, that sometimes requires a lot of searching. Even a sixty-something former nun like Rose has her limits, and gruff Peg Turnbull sure knows how to push them. But after forty years of bickering, they’re attempting to start over, partnering up to join the local bridge club.
Peg and Rose barely have a chance to celebrate their first win before one of the club’s most accomplished players is killed in his home. As the newest members, the sisters-in-law come under scrutiny and decide to start some digging of their own. Bridge is typically seen as a wholesome pastime, yet this group of senior citizens harbors a wealth of vices, including gambling, cheating, and adultery.
By comparison, Peg and Rose’s fractious relationship is starting to feel almost functional. But as their suspect list narrows, they’re unaware that their logic has a dangerous flaw. And they’ll have to hope that their teamwork holds steady when they’re confronted by a killer who’s through with playing games. (GoodReads)
My Opinion: This book is a spin-off of the Melanie Travis Canine series and follows the adventures of Melanie's elderly aunts and is heavy on Bridge, poodles, cake, and disagreements.
The story picks up around a quarter of the way when a murder occurs. The dynamic duo of Peg and Rose, with Peg's inquisitive nature and Rose's past as a nun, make for an intriguing team when their nosiness takes over. During the last quarter of the book, they finally make a breakthrough.
By the end, readers will understand the out-of-left-field reason why the murder occurred, but it may feel like too little, too late.
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