Sophie Kimball mysteries

When four members of a book club in an Arizona retirement community die while reading their latest selection, Harriet Plunkett insists the book is cursed and demands that her daughter, Sophie, fly out to investigate. It doesn't matter that Sophie works in accounting for a Minnesota police department-- Harriet is convinced Sophie can help. To placate her mother, Sophie heads to Sun City West, where accidents accumulate as Sophie probes the deaths and...

"Sophie "Phee" Kimball wants to get some work done at her private investigation company in Arizona--and she's distracted already by her old crush, who's arriving from Minnesota to join the staff. The last thing she needs is constant updates from her mom on the local production of Agatha Christie's "The Mousetrap." Practically everyone from Mom's book club and retirement community, with the possible exception of her chiweenie, Streetman, wants to join...

"Sophie "Phee" Kimball enjoys working as a bookkeeper for a private investigator. If only her mother Harriet could enjoy her retirement at Sun City West in Arizona - instead of constantly getting involved with retirees being prematurely put out to pasture. This time Quentin Dussler, a prominent member of the clay sculpting club, was found dead, clutching a piece of paper scrawled with Phee's mother's name. Terrified she's been targeted by assassins,...

"Phee's mother Harriet is going to be a star! At least, that's how the Sun City West retiree describes her chance to host a live radio program of her book club's Booked 4 Murder Mystery Hour on Arizona's KSCW. But instead of chatting about charming cozies, Harriet ends up screaming bloody murder over the airwaves after discovering the body of Howard Buell, the station's programming director, in a closet--with a pair of sewing shears shoved into his...