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Saturday, August 31, 2024

Pinned 4 Murder : A Sophie Kimball Mystery by J.C. Eaton

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Pinned 4 Murder
Sophie Kimball Mystery
J.C. Eaton
Beyond the Page Publishing

This is another great Sophie Kimball mystery. In fact it is one was the zaniest yet with lizards, itching powder, a cyber scamming sweetheart, and the neurotic chiweenie known as Steadman. Each and every one of the Sophie Kimball mysteries is a stand-alone and they just keep getting better and better. Phee works as the bookkeeper for Williams Investigations with her investigator husband Marshall and boss Nate. All three of them relocated from the icy tundra of Minnesota, with Nate being the first to make the change in latitude. I don’t want to give too much background away because it is such a fun story line that I would not do it credit. What I can say is that it all started with Phee going out to Arizona to help her mom who tends to exaggerate the severity of a situation and she always seems to get Phee into the middle all kinds of crazy. This time it involves a development company with plans to update the local bowling alley to make it hip and fun for the younger crowd. Seems like a funny thing to do since the bowling alley is located in a retirement community. Orlando Fleish is the victim which is ironic because he was involved with a scam that involved convincing people to sell their homes and move to a life-care community, turning them into victims. Small spoiler, the adventures that Phee gets involved in because of her mom somehow end up intertwined with the crimes that boss Nate, and husband Marshall are either hired to solve or are retained by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. The clues are many, the misdirection misdirects, and the hijinks are hilarious.





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