Murder by Suggestion

In this adventure of Ellie Quicke, we find Ellie in shock when her daughter, Diana turns up at her door with most of her belongings. She learned Diana's husband has evicted her and taken procession of everything including Ellie's grandson. Her husband accused Diana of plotting his death. Diana has i......more

A group of neglected wives at the country club joke around about ways to kill off their husbands. They find it amusing until deaths start occurring. Who really wants these men dead and why? And why do the men respond to the jokes so passionately? Author Veronica Heley weaves a fascinating story in M......more

What a great read from Veronica Heley. The story is intelligent and handles the civilian detective in a realistic manner. No great leaps that could not be followed by the reader. No magical feats of deduction that are unbelievable or fake. Ms. Heley has done a masterful job with this book. Additiona......more

I can't imagine what I would have done if my daughter had, like Diana, turned up on my doorstep, AND Invited along her friends because one of their husbands had died and all of the husbands now think their wives are going to murder them. Well, Ellie, our intrepid amateur, takes matters into her own......more

Cute, fast-paced cozy—but I nearly couldn’t finish it because of the idiot characters. The daughter was a grade-A A-hole, the husbands were huge jerks, and the other wives, while they improved their behavior over the course of the book, veered into annoying territory as well. Just way too over the t......more