R.J. Lee
Book Blurb:
After four bridge players are poisoned, newspaper reporter Wendy Winchester sets out to catch a killer who's not playing with a full deck . . .
When the four wealthy widows who make up the venerable Rosalie Bridge Club never get up from their card table, this quiet Mississippi town has its first quadruple homicide. Who put cyanide in their sugar bowl? An aspiring member and kibitzer with the exclusive club, Wendy takes a personal interest in finding justice for the ladies.
She also has a professional motivation. A frustrated society columnist for the Rosalie Citizen, she's ready to deal herself a better hand as an investigative reporter. This could be her big break. Plus, she has a card or two up her sleeve: her sometimes boyfriend is a detective and her dad is the local chief of police.
Partnering up with the men in her life, Wendy starts shuffling through suspects and turning over secrets long held close to the chest by the ladies. But when a wild card tries to take her out of the game, Wendy decides it's time to up the ante before she's the next one to go down . . .
A new series with an interesting twist on the amateur detective.
The Gin Girls are all set for another day of drinking gin and playing bridge, until someone spikes the coffee, killing them. Enter Wendy Winchester, new junior member of the club and society writer of the local paper. Wendy knew the ladies, and she’s looking for a way to escape the society page and use her journalism degree. To her advantage, her father is the chief of police, and she’s dating the lead investigator.
I enjoyed this book. Parts seemed to drag a bit, but I loved how it opened - we spend the first pages following the Gin Girls in the hour or so before their deaths, switching to other characters moments before. I also liked the series set up: many amateur detectives can seem a little silly at times, digging into a death they have no valid reason to. However, with Wendy, she’s a journalist and has reasons to be asking people questions. Her connection to the police is stronger as well; while you might argue why the police might reveal something to the general public, in this case, it’s a dad talking to his daughter, something he’s done (somewhat) her whole life.
Recommended. I’m looking forward to others in the series.
I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley.com and voluntarily chose to review.
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