Port Chatham, Washington June, present day Jordan Marsh stood in the middle of the street, staring aghast at her new home. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. police at bay, and sort through a suspect list of shady characters circa 1890, she might just clear a wrongly accused man's name-and her own. But as she soon discovers, the coldest of cases cry out to be solved, too.įor this old house comes fully furnished-with two garrulous ghosts who have a century-old murder of their own they'd like her to look into. As the prime suspect in her cheating husband's murder, she had been hoping to immerse herself in the restoration of the charming Victorian she'd just bought-and put all talk of homicide investigations behind her. for the quaint Pacific Northwest town of Port Chatham in pursuit of some much-needed R & R.
Alderman weaves present-day supernatural sleuthery with nineteenth-century intrigue in the first book of an enchanting new mystery series set in picturesque Port Chatham, Washington.
If you like your crime writing quirky and heartwarming, you'll love The Booster Club.New York Times and USA Today bestselling author P. The Booster Club is the first in a new series of capers by the author of the Joanna Hayworth Vintage Clothing mysteries. With the help of Claudine's father and a retirement home for petty criminals, they must concoct a scheme clever enough to outwit the developer, the uppity Women's League, and at least one shady politician. The women set about buying the abandoned firehouse where the children have been living, only to discover that a ruthless developer wants the land. She joins forces with Ruby-an outspoken hairdresser with a sideline of shoplifting-and Deborah, who can steal the watch off your wrist, but only as her alter ego, Sabine. When it comes to good deeds, the Booster Club proves that crime pays.Ĭlaudine is a fourth generation cat burglar preparing to heist the famous Cabrini jewels when she's drawn into finding a home for four children whose mother died in jail. Quirky characters, lots of action, and hairpin plot turns make The Booster Club a must-read and pure gold entertainment." ~PJ Alderman, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Haunting Jordan, a Port Chatham Cozy Mystery "In the first of what I hope will be a long-running series, Angela Sanders has resurrected the art of the comic caper, and done so brilliantly.
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