This was my first Patricia Sprinkle mystery and I expect that I will be reading more of them, though probably not for a while considering the pile of "to-be-read" books sitting next to my sewing machine!
Amateur sleuth Sheila Travis unexpectedly meets dear old high school friend Walt Delacourt at a party in the upscale Dunwoody neighborhood of Atlanta. Walt is besotted with his bride, Yvonne, a beautiful young woman with a brittle edge and a young son named Forbes. When Yvonne is found murdered in the upstairs bedroom and Walt is targeted as the main suspect, Sheila goes to work investigating to prove her old friend's innocence. A plethora of neighbors with secrets to keep and images to maintain make finding the murderer an onerous task, but Sheila enlists the help of her nephew, her aunt, an aspiring reporter, and Walt's father to solve the case. In the process she discovers a series of dead husband's (Yvonne's), a couple of secret lives, and the identity of the mysterious "Crispin". The solution to this mystery is a complete surprise, but makes sense. Wit and wisdom concerning the "matrons" of Dunwoody adds a nice touch to the beginning of each chapter. Highly recommended!
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