Ho-Ho Homicide - Softcover

Sawyer, Corinne Holt

3.33

52 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0449224090 ISBN 13: 9780449224090

Publisher: Fawcett, 1996

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"ANOTHER DELICIOUS STORY . . . A FUN BOOK TO READ."
--Chattanooga Times
When Birdy Benton turns up dead under the Camden-sur-Mer Christmas tree, members of the posh California retirement community are shocked by this unexpected holiday event. Despite their sadness, resident sleuths Angela and Caledonia see it as a golden opportunity to help their old friend Lieutenant Martinez investigate.
How could poor Birdy have been murdered in plain view of the lobby receptionist? Did someone really steal her jewelry? Is the dead woman's pompous nephew as well-off as he appears? Fortified with Camden's superb cuisine and many sips of sherry, the doughty ladies forge fearlessly ahead, throwing themselves into dire peril to learn the strange truth of Birdy's sad demise. And an even stranger final twist makes it quite a Christmas. . . .
"Once again, Sawyer writes with a knowing eye of the foibles and frailties of retirement home characters. . . . She catches the ebb and flow of life with humor and poignancy."
--The State (Columbia, SC)

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From Publishers Weekly:

'Tis the season to be sleuthing for Angela Benbow and Caledonia Wingate (last seen in Murder Has No Calories), the amateur gumshoes of the Southern California luxury retirement home of Camden-sur-Mer, when the body of a resident is discovered under the lobby tree. The pair are thrilled when Lieutenant Martinez asks them to compile short descriptions of the residents on the dead woman's side of the building. While Martinez thinks he's keeping them busy and out of his hair, Angela and Cal decide that they've been deputized and proceed to question their fellow residents, most of whom, they learn, didn't think too highly of Birdy Benton. They also get involved with the dead woman's family and discover that the relatives are squabbling over Birdy's possessions. But, based on preliminary evidence, Martinez thinks the death will be declared accidental. Loath to give up their investigation, however, Angela and Cal pursue leads until they track down the killer. Sawyer's humorous yet sympathetic look at retirement-home life and her lovable sleuths keep the reader's interest, despite the story's very thin plot.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal:

Rambunctious Angela Benbow and Caledonia Wingate, the delightful seniors from retirement-home heaven, unofficially investigate the murder of one of their compatriots at Camden-sur-Mer. When a body turns up under the Christmas tree, Lieutenant. Martinez takes the case?but not without some unwanted help. Looks good; from the author of Murder Has No Calories (LJ 10/1/94).
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