There's more going on at the Belle Meade than you'll find
at your typical retirement village. Two of the elderly
residents have recently dropped dead, and while their
deaths were ruled natural causes, Cissy Kendricks is sure
her friends met with foul play and is determined to prove
their deaths were anything but natural.
Andrea Kendricks isn't sure her mother is on the right
track when Cissy moves into Belle Meade, going undercover
as a resident. As Cissy's somewhat unwilling sleuthing
sidekick, Andy joins her mom more for moral support and to
keep Cissy out of trouble than believing there's actually a
crime to solve. Still, Cissy may be on to something as she
discovers there's more going on in the victims' lives,
including a high-priced dating service for women over 60.
Could one of their potential dates have had anything do to
with their deaths?
McBride's latest Debutante Dropout Mystery is a witty, well-
written who-done-it. Cissy and Andy are terrific foils for
one another, with just the right amount of parent-adult
child tension and humor in their interactions. The mystery
element of the story was believable and made sense. This is
the third book in this series (including THE GOOD GIRL'S
GUIDE TO MURDER and BLUE BLOOD), and even though this story
stands independently, I found myself wishing I knew a bit
more of Cissy and Andy's history. McBride's fans are going
to enjoy this one!
...which is why Bebe Kent joined a dating service for
"discriminating" seniors soon after relocating to the
swanky
Belle Meade retirement community. Unfortunately, Bebe
didn't
live long enough to meet "Mr. Right." And though doctors
declared her death totally natural, extravagant blue-
blooded
Dallas socialite Cissy Blevins Kendricks believes her old
friend's demise was hastened -- and she's ready to check
herself into Belle Meade incognito to prove it.
Cissy's rebellious, sometime-sleuthing daughter, Andrea,
wants no part of her mother's glittering social whirl --
and
she's anything but pleased to have Cissy muscle her way
into
Andy's milieu. She has no choice, however, but to join
her
mom in search of the truth -- especially when more
well-heeled widows start turning up dead...
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