Ditched 4 Murder (Sophie Kimball Series #2)

by J.C. Eaton

Overview

She’s handling a bridezilla—and hunting a killer . . .
 
Moving from Minnesota to Arizona was a big change for Sophie “Phee” Kimball. She’s much closer to her mother’s retirement community now—which can drive her a little crazy, but at least her mom, Harriet, has her book club and her chiweenie dog, Streetman, to keep her company. And now there’s even more activity, with Aunt Ina’s upcoming wedding. The seventy-four-year-old bride has roped Phee into working on the tent, the pastries, and even her headpiece in preparation for the ceremony. But it’s Harriet who really gets demanding when a dead body turns up yards from her front door.
 
Aunt Ina’s fiancé is acquainted with the victim—a local millionaire restaurateur murdered at the golf course. Working for a private investigator, Phee is drawn into the case—not just professionally but personally, since Harriet is in a panic about her safety. With a killer on the loose, Phee vows to figure out the plot—that is, if her side job as a wedding planner doesn’t kill her first . . .

Praise for J.C. Eaton

“Sophie ‘Phee’ Kimball has a lot on her plate in this captivating whodunit, but this feisty, take-charge heroine is definitely up for the challenge. 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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496708571
Publisher:	Kensington
Publication date:	11/28/2017
Series:	Sophie Kimball Series , #2
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	122,769
Product dimensions:	4.10(w) x 6.70(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

J.C. Eaton is the wife and husband team of Ann I. Goldfarb and James E. Clapp. Ann has published eight YA time travel mysteries. Visit their website at www.jceatonauthor.com.

Editorial Reviews

2017-09-03
The wedding from hell embroils a bookkeeper with a talent for solving puzzles in several murder cases.Phee Kimball moved from Minnesota to Arizona to help a friend, retired police officer Nate Williams, launch his private investigation firm. It's a plus, more or less, that her mother lives nearby in Sun City West along with the eclectic, not to say nutty, group of friends who involved Phee in crime-solving (Booked 4 Murder, 2017). Now Phee's been roped into helping plan her Aunt Ina's wedding to wealthy Louis Melinsky, a thrice-married man of mystery. The wedding is slated to be celebrated at sunrise in Petroglyph Plaza in a state park in the White Tank Mountains. Louis has agreed to have it catered by Saveur de Evangeline, a fancy French restaurant, with sweets provided by La Petite Pâtisserie. Unfortunately, the temperamental chefs from the two establishments don't agree on anything but their shared hatred for Felton's, the company providing the tents. When Phee meets Jake Felton to determine where to place the tents, they discover the body of Chef Roland, who was recently on the cover of a magazine featuring the same extravagant, sweet-filled pastry birds that Chef Julien is planning for the wedding. Phee can't count on her boss, who's busy helping the police in their investigation into the murder of Theodore Sizemore on a golf course not far from her mother's home. So, she's frantically juggling all the wedding problems herself when news comes that the bridegroom has vanished and is suspected of killing Sizemore. As Nate and Phee search for clues, the murders turn out to be connected. If they're not solved quickly, Phee fears for the wedding and Aunt Ina's sanity. A hoot. Scads of loony characters make up for a so-so mystery.

Kirkus Reviews