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(3.5) | 4 | When an old widow is murdered, Mr. and Mrs. North work to prove a trio of aunts innocent of the crime Jerry and Pamela North have tangled with countless murderers, blackmailers, and thieves, but nothing could prepare them for a weekend with Pamela's aunts. Thelma, Lucinda, and Pennina sweep into town like hurricanes, and take no notice of the destruction they cause. No amount of martinis can soothe Pamela and Jerry's rattled nerves, and when the martinis stop working, the Norths are in trouble. The aunts are in town to see their old friend Grace Logan, a widow whose temperament is as cold as iced gin. But while sipping tea, Grace does something terribly out of character. She seizes up, gasps for air, and dies. When the trio of aunts is implicated in her poisoning, it falls to the Norths to clear their names--and get them out of Manhattan forever. Murder Comes First is the 15th book in the Mr. and Mrs. North Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.… (more) |
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None ▾Book descriptions When an old widow is murdered, Mr. and Mrs. North work to prove a trio of aunts innocent of the crime Jerry and Pamela North have tangled with countless murderers, blackmailers, and thieves, but nothing could prepare them for a weekend with Pamela's aunts. Thelma, Lucinda, and Pennina sweep into town like hurricanes, and take no notice of the destruction they cause. No amount of martinis can soothe Pamela and Jerry's rattled nerves, and when the martinis stop working, the Norths are in trouble. The aunts are in town to see their old friend Grace Logan, a widow whose temperament is as cold as iced gin. But while sipping tea, Grace does something terribly out of character. She seizes up, gasps for air, and dies. When the trio of aunts is implicated in her poisoning, it falls to the Norths to clear their names--and get them out of Manhattan forever. Murder Comes First is the 15th book in the Mr. and Mrs. North Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order. ▾Library descriptions No library descriptions found. ▾LibraryThing members' description
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Pamela's three aunts (sisters) are on their annual visit, going from Cleveland via New York, on their way to winter in Florida. While visiting another friend, Grace Logan, she collapses and dies in front of them while taking a vitamin pill. The police consider the aunts the first suspects. Pam and Jerry rush to prove them wrong; Detective Weigand soon agrees; they focus on the son and his girlfriend Grace didn't approve of, and a missing niece, Sally, whose husband says is considering leaving him and just gone away to consider her options. Pam and Dorian, wife of Det. Weigand, soon are driving North to catch up with one of the aunts who rushes off alone to try to prove her hunch about what happened to Sally. | |
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