By G.P. Gardner
Published by Lyrical Underground (Kensington Publishing)
Cleo Mack has found her place as the director of Harbor Village, an active adult community in Alabama. In addition to over seeing the over haul of the facilities she is also involved in overseeing the planned activities. In the midst of renovations is the classic car symposium and guest speaker. I must say that even though I am not into cars, the historical info was interesting and the guest speaker would have most likely had me enthralled by such a wealth of knowledge. Completely unrelated is the death of an investment banker at least it seems unrelated until there is talk of shady dealings and a possible one of a kind mystery investment long lost car being to unsuspecting people. Chances are Cleo wouldn't have become involved if not for the fact that she was there when the body was discovered and her ex-husband/current boss (weird, right LOL) is a possible suspect and she knows that her daughter's father is many things but a murderer, he is not. From real estate deals to controlling siblings, this story has it all and a little romance as well. Highly entertaining and a nice look at how one can be retired without being tired!
Fatal Cajun Festival
By Ellen Byron
Published by Crooked Lane Books
Local girl does well and comes back for a country music festival in the Big Easy. In addition to a really good story there are pralines and recipes for pralines at the back of the book! Not only is this simply southern is also a delicious distraction. Your basic storyline but with a little high school drama added in. You would think that once a girl makes it to the big time she lets go of pettiness from the past. Gaynell and the Gator Girls are ready to rip it up at the Jazz Fest, and Maggie thinks she is ready to host the now famous Tammy Barker and her band at the Crozat Plantation B&B. Neither lady is ready for the mayhem that ensues when one of the band members is found dead and Gaynell becomes a suspect. Ghosts from the past threaten to harm dreams of the future, not to mention that Maggie has a lot on her plate as it is from selling pralines at the festival to planning her wedding to a certain local lawman named Bo Durand on top of helping Grand-mere with a little mystery of her own. Great characters who proves that family is not just blood. Great plot development and I LOVE trying out the recipes.
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