This new spin-off from the Melanie Travis Canine Mysteries puts Melanie’s aunt Peg in the spotlight. Peg has never particularly liked her sister-in-law Rose, but Rose needs a new bridge partner and Peg’s calendar is quite empty since Melanie is on vacation. Peg agrees and the two women embark on a new activity together, but they get a whole lot more than they bargained for when one of the bridge players is shot dead in his house. Can Peg and Rose stop bickering long enough to find the killer in PEG AND ROSE SOLVE A MURDER?
Ex-nun Rose runs a women’s shelter with her husband in Stamford and likes helping people. Peg Turnbull prefers the company of her Standard Poodles and has a reputation for being abrasive at times. The two women have always rubbed each other the wrong way, ever since Peg married Rose’s older brother. But the years are marching on and Rose would like to reconnect with family, plus she knows Peg is a good bridge player. As the two women join the bridge club, they enter a group that has been playing together for a long time. It’s not long before Peg realizes someone is side-betting and another couple is cheating. All minor nuisances, but when a player is shot to death in his home, Peg and Rose become quite concerned. It turns out this bridge club is filled with secrets, including adultery, sketchy business dealings, and now murder. Peg and Rose are on the case, interviewing suspects and tracking down leads. Unfortunately, someone else notices their meddling and they will do anything to keep one big secret from ever being revealed.
PEG AND ROSE SOLVE A MURDER is an entertaining romp with two elderly sleuths joining forces and starting a new friendship after years of fighting. Peg is tough and tenacious, while Rose is polite and subdued, but still effective. Their foray into interviewing suspects is fun and as each new secret is revealed, no one will think bridge club is boring again! Along with the canines and felines that make Laurien Berenson’s books so endearing, the plot moves quickly and the women keep readers entertained throughout. The lovely Connecticut towns of Greenwich and Stamford provide a great setting and details about Peg’s career judging dog shows is always so interesting. Readers will enjoy this new series and look forward to the next adventure involving this senior crime solving duo.
Rose Donovan looks for the good in everyone. With her sister-in-law, Peg, that sometimes requires a lot of searching. Even a sixty-something former nun like Rose has her limits, and gruff Peg Turnbull sure knows how to push them. But after forty years of bickering, they’re attempting to start over, partnering up to join the local bridge club.
Peg and Rose barely have a chance to celebrate their first win before one of the club’s most accomplished players is killed in his home. As the newest members, the sisters-in-law come under scrutiny and decide to start some digging of their own. Bridge is typically seen as a wholesome pastime, yet this group of senior citizens harbors a wealth of vices, including gambling, cheating, and adultery . . .
By comparison, Peg and Rose’s fractious relationship is starting to feel almost functional. But as their suspect list narrows, they’re unaware that their logic has a dangerous flaw. And they’ll have to hope that their teamwork holds steady when they’re confronted by a killer who’s through with playing games . . .
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