Tumbling Blocks
Published on 6. May 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-425-22123-5 (ISBN)
Description
In the new novel in the "breezy [and] humorous" (Chicago Sun-Times) series, Benni Harper is carrying a bundle of holiday stress-as she unwraps the secrets of an elite and possibly murderous society…
San Celina's most exclusive society suddenly has an opening and Benni Harper has been tapped-not to join, but to investigate. The upper crust, female-only "49 Club" is restricted to exactly that many members, and one must die before another joins. When the latest socialite de-pledges in her sleep, Benni's boss wants the mystery solved-and naturally, it's landed on Benni's to-do list.
Reluctant at first, she profiles a few women whose social ambitions give them an obvious motive. But with a famously reclusive artist about to put Benni's quilting museum on the map-and her daunting mother-in-law soon to arrive-Benni's holiday is already hectic. Nevertheless, she'll need to crack this exclusive circle of suspects, before one more gourmet goose gets cooked.
"Benni delves into the secrets of the town's elite with her usual flair, unraveling a plot that is as dangerous as the bulls on her father's ranch and as cozy as the quilts she reveres."-Publishers Weekly
"The rich cast of secondary characters [and] plenty of humor…enrich this thirteenth in the long-running series."-Booklist
San Celina's most exclusive society suddenly has an opening and Benni Harper has been tapped-not to join, but to investigate. The upper crust, female-only "49 Club" is restricted to exactly that many members, and one must die before another joins. When the latest socialite de-pledges in her sleep, Benni's boss wants the mystery solved-and naturally, it's landed on Benni's to-do list.
Reluctant at first, she profiles a few women whose social ambitions give them an obvious motive. But with a famously reclusive artist about to put Benni's quilting museum on the map-and her daunting mother-in-law soon to arrive-Benni's holiday is already hectic. Nevertheless, she'll need to crack this exclusive circle of suspects, before one more gourmet goose gets cooked.
"Benni delves into the secrets of the town's elite with her usual flair, unraveling a plot that is as dangerous as the bulls on her father's ranch and as cozy as the quilts she reveres."-Publishers Weekly
"The rich cast of secondary characters [and] plenty of humor…enrich this thirteenth in the long-running series."-Booklist
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Penguin Putnam Inc
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Paperback (mass)
Dimensions
Height: 173 mm
Width: 106 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
163 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-425-22123-5 (9780425221235)
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Earlene Fowler was raised in La Puente, California, by a Southern mother and a Western father. She lives in Southern California with her husband, Allen, a large number of quilts, and twenty pairs of cowboy boots.