Brenda H. (booksinvt) -
Jokers Wild is the sixth installment in the Mah Jongg Mystery series set in Serendipity Springs and featuring the four Mah Jongg playing friends; Marianee, Amber, Micki and Kat. Marianne Putnam has had her one act play, Jokers Wild selected to be performed at the local community theatre and she's both excited and anxious.
Invited to sit in on the auditions and rehearsals, Marianne is less than impressed with abrasive director, Jason Newhall. Newhall is rude to everyone involved with the play and even delegates Marianne to sit in the back of the theater and keep her mouth shut. Despite the tense atmosphere rehearsals move forward and it's opening night - the only thing missing is Newhall. Worried about her husband's absence Mrs. Newhall begs Marianne to accompany her back to their house and there they discover Newhall dead in the family's swimming pool. Who killed the man and was Marianne just set up as a killer?
The ladies team up with their significant others, Sheriff Rick Formero and his deputies to raise the curtain on a murderer. A quick afternoon read and time well spent with a cast of Senior Citizens. This is the first book I've read in the series and while the mystery can certainly read as a stand alone I might have related to the characters better if I'd started from the beginning and new a little more about each of them and their relationships.
Invited to sit in on the auditions and rehearsals, Marianne is less than impressed with abrasive director, Jason Newhall. Newhall is rude to everyone involved with the play and even delegates Marianne to sit in the back of the theater and keep her mouth shut. Despite the tense atmosphere rehearsals move forward and it's opening night - the only thing missing is Newhall. Worried about her husband's absence Mrs. Newhall begs Marianne to accompany her back to their house and there they discover Newhall dead in the family's swimming pool. Who killed the man and was Marianne just set up as a killer?
The ladies team up with their significant others, Sheriff Rick Formero and his deputies to raise the curtain on a murderer. A quick afternoon read and time well spent with a cast of Senior Citizens. This is the first book I've read in the series and while the mystery can certainly read as a stand alone I might have related to the characters better if I'd started from the beginning and new a little more about each of them and their relationships.
