The mystery here is weak, but the relationships between the characters are explored in some depth, providing insights into Benni's and Gabe's pasts. While looking for a killer, Benni tries to mediate the mother-son issues, babysit a cute puppy, and prepare for the prestigious art exhibit. Meanwhile, Gabe's mother arrives with a surprise or two of her own, leaving Gabe angry and withdrawn. However, her husband, police chief Gabe Ortiz, asks her to pretend to investigate to keep Constance off his back. When museum patron Constance Sinclair demands Benni investigate her good friend Pinky Edmondson's death, Benni is ready to decline. Of course, the fact that her mother-in-law is coming for Christmas isn't helping the stress problem, either. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.īenni Harper Ortiz, curator of the Josiah Sinclair Folk Art Museum, watches her stress level rise as she prepares for a major new exhibition of California Outsider Art, its centerpiece a gift from famed painter Abe Adam Finch. “The rich cast of secondary characters plenty of humor.enrich this thirteenth in the long-running series.”- Booklist “Benni delves into the secrets of the town's elite with her usual flair, unraveling a plot that is as dangerous as the bulls on her father's ranch and as cozy as the quilts she reveres.”- Publishers Weekly
Nevertheless, she’ll need to crack this exclusive circle of suspects, before one more gourmet goose gets cooked.
But with a famously reclusive artist about to put Benni’s quilting museum on the map-and her daunting mother-in-law soon to arrive-Benni’s holiday is already hectic. Reluctant at first, she profiles a few women whose social ambitions give them an obvious motive. When the latest socialite de-pledges in her sleep, Benni’s boss wants the mystery solved-and naturally, it’s landed on Benni’s to-do list. The upper crust, female-only “49 Club” is restricted to exactly that many members, and one must die before another joins. San Celina’s most exclusive society suddenly has an opening and Benni Harper has been tapped-not to join, but to investigate.
In the new novel in the “breezy humorous” ( Chicago Sun-Times) series, Benni Harper is carrying a bundle of holiday stress-as she unwraps the secrets of an elite and possibly murderous society.
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