Staged 4 Murder (Sophie Kimball Mystery Book 3)
By: J. C. Eaton
Rating: 5 of 5
This is a wonderful series about a woman in her mid-forties, Sophie Kimball, who has moved from Minnesota to Arizona to spend time with her mother, escape the snow, and to work from an old-trusted friend.
Sophie worked in the accounting department at the police station that her new boss worked at as a detective. He has now retired and has opened a private detective agency very close to where her elderly mother lives. Sophie now works as his accountant.
Sophie’s mother, Harriet, assumes that Sophie is able to investigate crimes because all the police expertise must have rubbed off on her.
Harriet and friends are part of the cast for a murder mystery at the local playhouse. When a much disliked actor is found murdered, Harriet calls in Sophie to solve the crime.
With encouragement from her boss, Marshall, Sophie does just that. It’s always fun to watch Sophie change theories at the drop of a hat when new clues emerge. The whodunnit doesn’t get dropped into your lap but, instead, you find the clues along with Sophie and get to solve them with her in real time.
The book is funny and I recommend starting with the first book and reading your way through. That way you will get to know the characters and understand some of the small talk in a way that might not be as meaningful otherwise.