Join the North Providence Mystery Book Club on Tuesday
December 4, 2018. We will be discussing Come Hell or Highball by Maia
Chance. This is the first book featuring Lola Woodby and her Swedish cook
Berta.
The book description from the publisher’s website is,
“31-year-old society matron Lola Woodby has survived her loveless marriage with
an unholy mixture of highballs, detective novels, and chocolate layer cake,
until her husband dies suddenly, leaving her his fortune...or so Lola thought.
As it turns out, all she inherits from Alfie is a big pile of debt. Pretty
soon, Lola and her stalwart Swedish cook, Berta, are reduced to hiding out in
the secret love nest Alfie kept in New York City. But, when rent comes due,
Lola and Berta have no choice but to accept an offer made by one of Alfie's
girls-on-the-side: in exchange for a handsome sum of money, the girl wants Lola
to retrieve a mysterious reel of film for her.
It sounds like an easy enough way to earn the rent money.
But Lola and Berta realize they're in way over their heads when, before they
can retrieve it, the man currently in possession of the film reel is murdered,
and the reel disappears. On a quest to retrieve the reel and solve the murder
before the killer comes after them next, Lola and Berta find themselves
navigating one wacky situation after another in high style and low company.”
The book club will be meeting in the Second Floor Meeting
Room at 7:00 pm. Have a Happy Thanksgiving.
