I had some concerns back when Savannah and Dirk married that the series was ending, that the author may have run out of places to go with these characters. I am so happy that is not the case. I love these books. They are fun, entertaining and just so enjoyable. I highly recommend this series to anyone. Start on the first one though because while these can be read as stand alone books, the back story does add a bit of oompf to them. ( )

private-investigators, law-enforcement, murder-investigation, family-dynamics, friendship, situational-humor, verbal-humor, California, cozy-mystery, no-gratuitous-erotica*****

Somebody remind me why the earlier books in the series are hiding in my TBR pile when I remember the ones that I read very fondly? If you haven't read about BBW Private Investigator Savannah Reid and her family (including Homicide Detective husband and former police partner, Dirk) don't hesitate to jump in and read this newest one. I hadn't read about them in a while, and while I missed out on some interesting cases and a lot of fun, there was no real problem as any info was included.
About this murder mystery. The victim is a 90 year old former film star who got into the business at 14 in the 1940's but has deteriorated into a nasty old woman with a serious hoarding problem. There are only a select few suspects, but getting hard evidence is complicated by the state of the once grand residence. There are non-police friends to help, but it's a real mess of a case that just keeps getting more convoluted. There are several personal and family issues that crop up and they add a lot of positive things to the read. I loved this one even more than the ones I read in the past!
I requested and received a free ebook copy from Kensington Books via NetGalley. Thank you! ( )