Pickleball and Peril
(2025)(The fifth book in the Senior Snoop Society Mysteries series)
A novel by Magnolia Murdersworth
Retirement was supposed to mean bridge games and early bird specials. Nobody mentioned the murder investigations.
When seventy-eight-year-old Rosemary Ruckus and her friends Viola and Harriet are hired as "consultants" for a family treasure hunt on a luxurious Santa Catalina Island estate, they think they're in for an easy weekend of watching rich people squabble over money. What they don't expect is to stumble into a murder mystery that's about to claim new victims.
The Whitmore family matriarch, Agatha, supposedly died of a heart attack on her beloved pickleball court. But when the estate's groundskeeper turns up dead clutching the same poisoned paddle that killed her, it becomes clear that someone has been playing a much deadlier game than pickleball!
With twenty million dollars at stake and a family full of secrets, everyone's a suspect. There's Bernard, the desperate investment banker whose financial crimes are catching up with him. His young girlfriend Alice, who's in way over her head. Molly, the ruthless real estate developer hiding a catastrophic bankruptcy. And brilliant Yale student Raven, whose entire future hangs in the balance.
Armed with nothing but their wits, can the trio of amateur elderly sleuths navigate family dysfunction, deadly poisons, and their own embarrassing digestive emergencies (note to self: avoid the Brussels sprouts during undercover operations) to catch a killer?
Perfect for fans of Louise Penny, Agatha Christie, and anyone who believes that retirement is just the beginning of the adventure. Join the Senior Snoop Society for their most perilous case yet!
Genre: Cozy Mystery
When seventy-eight-year-old Rosemary Ruckus and her friends Viola and Harriet are hired as "consultants" for a family treasure hunt on a luxurious Santa Catalina Island estate, they think they're in for an easy weekend of watching rich people squabble over money. What they don't expect is to stumble into a murder mystery that's about to claim new victims.
The Whitmore family matriarch, Agatha, supposedly died of a heart attack on her beloved pickleball court. But when the estate's groundskeeper turns up dead clutching the same poisoned paddle that killed her, it becomes clear that someone has been playing a much deadlier game than pickleball!
With twenty million dollars at stake and a family full of secrets, everyone's a suspect. There's Bernard, the desperate investment banker whose financial crimes are catching up with him. His young girlfriend Alice, who's in way over her head. Molly, the ruthless real estate developer hiding a catastrophic bankruptcy. And brilliant Yale student Raven, whose entire future hangs in the balance.
Armed with nothing but their wits, can the trio of amateur elderly sleuths navigate family dysfunction, deadly poisons, and their own embarrassing digestive emergencies (note to self: avoid the Brussels sprouts during undercover operations) to catch a killer?
Perfect for fans of Louise Penny, Agatha Christie, and anyone who believes that retirement is just the beginning of the adventure. Join the Senior Snoop Society for their most perilous case yet!
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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