Thirty and a Half Excuses: Rose Gardner Mystery

Life in Henryetta, Arkansas is turned upside down with the arrival of a televangelist, but it s the death of a little old lady on Rose s street that catches her attention. The Henryetta police deem her death natural causes, but Rose suspects foul play and so does an unlikely supporter -the president of the Busy Body Club, her eighty-two year old neighbor Mildred. But Rose is in the middle of opening her nursery with her sister Violet, who s separated from her husband Mike, as well as stalling her boyfriend Joe s family, rich socialites who are determined to meet her. Along with her multiple encounters with Fenton County s new assistant DA, Mason Deveraux III, it s just another day in the life of Rose Gardner -chaos.