Murder on a Girls' Night Out

This is my first book by this author. She was a southern author and this is the first in this series (1996). Even though the pages were yellowed and it was a mmpb (small print of course) I wanted to read because it's about two sisters one 60 and the other 65 (hard to find books sometimes with characters in that age group) and a Southern light mystery.

Patricia Anne, "Mouse" and Mary Alice, "Sister" are sisters and totally opposites. "Sister" is loud and brassy, divorced (the book said but then I read widowed) and weighs 250 lbs. and "Mouse" is demure, 105 lbs and a retired teacher and married for 40 years. Sister decides to buy a country and western bar in Alabama, where they live, which is a hot commodity according to "Sister," since show more she and her boyfriend like to hang out there. The former owner is murdered and no one knows who did it. The sheriff is questioning everyone especially them but they definitely don't know since Sister only met him once when she bought it and then the next day when she took Mouse to see the bar. I've read many cozies but this one is very funny in places due to the sisters ribbing each other but yet get along.

I liked how it didn't totally focus on the murder of the owner all the time. Of course the murderer didn't come to light until almost the end and of course I never figured it out and it wasn't obvious like some other mysteries.

This is one of the better cozy mysteries I've ever read I think. show less

Murder on a Girl's Night Out by Anne George is a multi-layered mystery with a very strange cast of characters! This is more than a mystery, it's a study of characters! Each character is so well defined! One of the main characters, the sister to the main character, is so annoying that I am so thankful she is not my sister!
Great plot, dialogue, and world building! Great job!

What do you get when you have a disciplined retired school teacher and her much-married full of surprises sister? A hilarious mystery that will keep you in stitches and wanting more.

When Patricia Ann is roped into visiting the newly purchased country western bar by her sister Mary Alice, she has no idea that they would get mixed into a wild murder mystery. When previous owner Ed is found dead in the bar, the sisters get knee deep in hilariously trying to solve the murder.

If you are looking for a cozy mystery with fun characters, lots of humor and quick wit, and a madcap who-dunnit, then this is a definite book to add to your TBR list.

New series for me. Two sisters who bicker a lot, and love each other. Charming enough to continue!

Patricia Ann (Mouse) is the cautious, conventional sister. Mary Alice (Sister) is the loud, boisterous life of the party sister. Mary Alice, in her typical "look before you leap" style, buys a Country Western line dancing bar. Then the former owner was found murdered at the bar, and the sisters are on the case.

A pretty well-plotted mystery that kept me guessing along the way. I'll be back to see what shenanigans the girls get into in book 2. Fun cozy mystery series.

Fun fluff book about two sisters, in vastly different social and economic situations, solving a murder. The ditzy sister, decides to purchase a local bar/ nightclub, only to find the manager murdered. With help from the more predictable sister, they go through various escapades to solve the crime.
The kind of book to read when you can be easily interrupted.

The first of the Southern Sisters Mystery series introduces sisters Mouse and Sister, 60 something Alabama ladies who could not be more different. Tiny, ladylike Mouse is dominated by her older, larger than life sibling, Sister. That is how she ends up in the middle of a murder investigation and the Skoot and Boot, a club Sister has recently bought from the now deceased Ed. The murder is the first disaster to befall the "Skoot" as the sisters fall upon one clue after another. As with many cozy mysteries it is the cast of quirky characters who keep this story so engaging. Mouse, who deals with distress with humor, is hysterical.

This was an enjoyable book to read and I plan on reading the next book in the series which I bought at the same time. I almost put the book down in the first few pages. I am tired of books that attempt to entertain readers by their stupid and extreme characters. But the two sisters, especially the narator are reasonably complex people and appropriately amusing. I don't think a reader could figure out the mystery before the end. I would have appreciated a few more clues and not such a quick wrap up at the end of the book.