Today I am suggesting a mystery, Murder Trims the Tree by Deb Baker. It is one of her Gertie Johnson Mysteries.
Gertie and her friends, all amateur detectives, have been sentenced to community service for interfering with a previous legal matter. They choose to do their service at a local assisted living facility, at Christmas time, thinking it will be fun and easy and because they are running out of time. Gertie also hopes that her mother-in-law will like the place so much that she will want to stay. A friend of the mother-in-law, Earl, is even a resident there.
When they arrive the director is less than pleased to see them, especially Fred who is Gertie's dog. First a blizzard hits, making it impossible for them to leave, then the phone lines go out. A resident tells them that people are dying but she is not taken seriously--until the director disappears. After a wonderful lunch almost everyone falls into a drugged sleep, even Fred. Things go down hill from there. You won't regret the time you spend reading this humorous mystery for the holidays.
Murder Trims the Tree has some interesting characters and is a fun read. It has gotten good reviews and the price is right. Digital copies are running around $1.00. Blacklist offers it in Nook, Kindle and Smashwords formats. It can also be purchased at Barnes & Noble or Amazon.
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