Murder at the Maples
Joanne Phillips
Paperback
(Mirrorball Books, Sept. 6, 2013)
Contemporary mystery with a touch of romance ..."A gripping tale filled with humanity and humor. Don't miss this one!" Found Between The CoversWhen twenty-nine-year-old Flora Lively loses both of her parents and inherits the family business, Shakers Removals, she tries hard to make a success of her father's dream - even at the expense of her own dreams. Burdened with Marshall, her father's handpicked American manager, Flora finds solace in her friendship with Joy, an elderly client she helped move into the Maples, the local retirement community. When strange and dangerous things begin to happen at the Maples, Flora finds herself conducting a private murder investigation.Will Flora discover who's behind the series of 'incidents' at the Maples? Will her newly inherited business be able to fight off their biggest rival? And just who is that mysterious stranger Flora keeps bumping into?Described as 'Bridget Jones meets Midsomer Murders', Murder at the Maples is a new 'genre-busting' romance-mystery from the author of Amazon bestseller Can't Live Without."An excellent start to a new cozy mystery series and a brand new amateur sleuth for readers to fall in love with." Socrates Book Reviews"There is much more to the story than a mystery to solve. The mystery is underpinned by important and thoughtful considerations of the nature of love, loss, grief and old age - this serious undercurrent adds depth to the book, likely to make the reader think about it for long after they've solved the mystery and read the final page." Debbie Young"The characters are lovely, and the mystery is top notch. Murder at the Maples is a wonderful start to a cozy series." Brooke Blogs"A quirky and well developed main character, strange and interesting secondary characters, and the question of whether there was, or wasn't, a murder kept me turning the pages. If you're a fan of Elizabeth Peters, Agatha Christie or Charles Todd, I think this is a book you'll want to check out." Queen Of All She Reads"With her usual comfortable writing style, Joanne Phillips brings to the page a murder mystery full of intrigue but without the gore of the usual murder mystery. Her storytelling is a mix of Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle and M.C. Beaton." Found Beneath The Covers