On Flashback Fridays I will share with you
the books I was not able to review
when they were first released which have been screaming at me
from my To-Be-Read bookshelf.
Evil Woman (The Country Club Murders)
Cozy Mystery
14th in Series
Setting – Missouri
Publisher : J & M Press (April 26, 2022)
Paperback : 232 pages
ISBN-13 : 979-8986168104
Kindle ASIN : B09GF8V5SL
When Ellison Russell Jones returns from her honeymoon, she’s ready for a restful summer.
But while she was away, an older woman was murdered in her bed. And the police have questions only Ellison and her friends can answer.
She gets to be a sleuth. A real one! But with a new husband, her mother in the hospital (targeted by the murderer?), her sister as a house guest, one too many animals, and a full social calendar, Ellison can’t catch a break, much less a killer.
She’d better focus, or she may be the next victim.
Dollycas’s Thoughts
Ellison and Anarchy return from their Italian honeymoon and soon have their hands full. There was a murder while they were gone and even though Ellison didn’t find the body the police need her input to help solve the case. She is excited to actually be asked but she is also dealing with her new husband and his cat moving into her home and all the social invitations they are receiving. Then her mother is involved in a car accident that doesn’t seem too accidental landing her in the hospital. Francis is her typical self. Ellison hopes the nurses survive her wrath. Francis’s hospital stay brings Ellison’s sister Majorie to town and her guest room. If that isn’t enough Anarchy’s mother has sent him some things for their house – a fully loaded semi truck!
What little digging Ellison has done has the killer on her trail. Can she survive it all? or will the Evil Woman murder her too?
Evil Woman
Song by Electric Light Orchestra
You made a fool of me
But them broken dreams have got to end
Yes you ain’t got no one else to use
There’s an open road that leads nowhere
So just make some miles between here and there
You took my body and played to win
Ha ha woman, it’s a crying shame
But you ain’t got nobody else to blame
Evil woman, evil woman
I love that Julie Mulhern pulls songs from the current time of her books for her book titles. It’s my teenage era and memories happen before I even start to read. Ms. Mulhern takes us back to the 70s with such ease. -no cell phones, no computers, no tablets, how did we ever survive? 😀
Ellison and Anarchy are the perfect couple. Ellison is always in the middle of some kind of drama, and Anarchy is the calm voice of reason who cares for her so deeply that he will go to all her social events, and family dinners, and even runs interference with her mother when Ellison needs a break to do other things. He is able to see the humor of it all but vows to do all he can to keep Ellison safe. While not as overbearing as her mother, Anarchy treats Ellison in the same way her father, Harrington treats Frances. But Ellison is changing too. She is becoming more independent and pushes harder against her mother’s crazy requests, well sometimes. Aggie keeps Ellison’s house running like a pro but she was tested this time. Ellison’s friend Libba really comes through in a pinch too.
I find Ellison’s conversations with her Mr. Coffee absolutely priceless. He is an intelligent coffee maker. We should all have one!
Dead body magnet Ellison didn’t find the dead body but the case soon becomes personal. Ellison keeps her ears and eyes open for any clue while at the hospital, country club, or just around the neighborhood. Anarchy’s partner is lead on the case which is different but Anarchy is following along step by step. Intermixed with the murder mystery is a ton of humor as all three try to find out what Evil Woman killed once and tried again and again. Ellison receives some very interesting news that sets up a crazy reveal and takedown. I was worried about the characters but laughing on the inside.
Evil Woman was another fun, fast, well-written, well-plotted story from Julie Mulhern. The whole series is excellent and I need to get caught up. These books are fantastic to read at any time but I have learned that spending a little time with Ellison, her friends, and family is a true stress reliever and I have had a pretty stressful couple of weeks.
*This book was purchased by me and is part of my private collection.
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About the Author
Julie Mulhern, the USA Today bestselling author of the Country Club Murders series, is a Kansas City native who grew up on a steady diet of Agatha Christie. In addition to mysteries, Julie writes historical, romantic suspense. Her first romance, A Haunting Desire, was a 2014 Golden Heart finalist.
Also written by Julie Mulhern
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