Death and the Walking Stick

Library Journal

Shortly after she accidentally kills a stranger-to-town man in a traffic mishap, a little old lady suddenly dies under mysterious circumstances-without her trademark walking stick. Deputy Trudy (Death and the Ice Box), the only woman on the force and cousin Henry "Hen" Huckabee, sheriff of Ogeechee, GA, investigate after learning that the alleged stranger and the lady had a history. Said history and other family concerns joyfully and humorously leap forth from the mouths of bridge club members, old folks' home residents, and scattered family connections. A charming much ado about little in the small-town South that will appeal to fans of folksy cozies like Joan Hess's Maggody series: for most collections. Berry lives in Aurora, CO. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.