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The Ginger Barnes Main Line Mysteries #2
FOR SUCCESSFULLY delivering her mother’s friend, fierce competitor Iffy Bigelow, to the world-famous Philadelphia Flower Show in time to perfect that day’s entries, Ginger Barnes and mother Cynthia are rewarded with Iffy’s extra maintenance passes.
Unfortunately, while they roam the amazing displays with elbow room to spare, Iffy is in a storage room behind the Tastee Freeze booth getting strangled with her own scarf.
The remaining Grand Prize contenders seem relieved to have lost their toughest rival, but surely they aren’t all murder suspects! What about Iffy’s husband? The police favor the victim’s mentally unstable niece for the crime, but Gin’s mother will have none of it. “You solved a murder for your husband,” she reminds the amateur sleuth she raised. “Now you can solve one for me.”
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Editorial Review 4/8/25
Author Donna Huston Murray has a real knack for knowing when to drop the next breadcrumb that gets you hooked from the earliest moments of the novel for a smart and engaging mystery with a likable and tenacious heroine. I liked Ginger immediately, thanks to the warmth of the narration around her, and it’s clear that the author loves her too and knows her inside and out. The realistic and grounded portrayal of her practical skills and her emotional responses to both personal and work-related dangers is engaging, making for a well-paced, cleverly plotted mystery with plenty of surprises. The tone matches the characters well, and the football world is introduced with great detail and context to make a story that’s perfect for cozy mystery fans who enjoy a touch of sports intrigue or entering a new world that’s often separate from this type of novel. Overall, A Score to Settle is a highly recommended read for fans of accomplished mysteries and compelling whodunits that keep readers guessing. 5* K.C. Finn for Readers’ Favorite