Publisher's Synopsis
It was supposed to be an exciting Roaring '20s Murder Mystery party. Guests had come from near and far to help solve a "murder most foul." Rousseau's Retreat, the bed and breakfast, was decorated as a speakeasy. The costumes were fabulous. The clues had been distributed. So how had everything gone so terribly wrong and turned this special night into a social disaster? Was it because of the very intoxicated husband who kept antagonizing people? Or the uninvited girl friend who insisted she had a right to be there? Maybe it was the nervous woman who preferred to hide in her room. Or the mystery guest who had a personal agenda. Mama Redding had warned them about tempting fate by playing games of murder. Could it be that they had brought this calamity and near ruin upon themselves?Join Ann, Lillie, Rachel, Roni and Grace in the Southern coastal town of Quinby Haven as the longtime friends become entangled in a real-life murder. Will the five women be able to unravel the clues before the police chief throws them in jail for interfering with his investigation? The town residents are quirky. The list of suspects is growing and includes one of their own. And scandals and fast traveling gossip abound. Their time to solve this mystery is short if they ever want to reopen the B&B. But will digging into the dark secrets of their small town put them in grave danger?This is a cozy mystery with five female amateur sleuths in a small-town setting. It contains no strong profanity, sex, gore or graphic scenes of violence.
