Put-in-Bay
is celebrating Bastille Day. In fact, they are having events
that will last an entire week. All to promote tourism in this
little island community on Lake Erie. In honor of the event,
the League of Literary Ladies has decided to read A Tale of
Two Cities by Charles Dickens. These ladies, who used to be
enemies, are now the best of friends. Because of all their
bickering, they were sentenced to a year of weekly book discussions
by the local court.
Bea Cartwright
is delighted that her B&B is filled. She and the rest
of her group are going to all the events for Bastille Day.
Chandra, Kate, Luella and Bea are going to the mini concert
at Levi's bar. The band playing is called Guillotine. Put-in-Bay
even have has their own Defarge Twins. Yes, they own the local
knitting shop.
After
the concert, Bea is heading towards the restrooms. She finds
Richie sitting all by himself. Bea was instrumental in rescuing
Richie when he fell off the dock the night before. Richie
was not sleeping as Bea first thought - - but dead. Richie
has made most of the town angry with his careless ways. So
there are quite a number of suspects. Heads will roll if Bea
and the rest of the literary ladies do not find the murderer.
Things
to ponder: Who pushed Richie off the dock? Who changed the
blade in the guillotine? Where is Richie getting all this
money? Exactly what does Levi know about Bea's secret?
I was
looking forward to reading A Tale of Two Biddies from
the day I finished reading Mayhem at the Orient Express. I
always get a little nervous before I start the next book in
the series. Would the book deliver? Will this series be a
one hit wonder? This series will not just be a one hit wonder.
A Tale of Two Biddies was even better than Mayhem at the Orient
Express. So this book really delivered. It is a real page
turner filled with the quirky characters you love. I love
the parallels the author uses to bring home the similarities
between A Tale of Two Cities and her excellent story. So if
you like your mystery with a literary edge, then you should
be reading A Tale of Two Biddies.
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