Naughty on Ice

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The Discreet Retrieval Agency is doing a brisk holiday business of retrieving lost parcels, grandmas, and stolen wreaths. But with their main squeezes Ralph and Jimmy once more on the back burner, both Lola and Berta pine for a holiday out of New York City. So when they receive a mysterious Christmas card requesting that they retrieve an antique ring at a family gathering in Maple Hill, Vermont, they jump at the chance. Sure, the card is signed Anonymous and it's vaguely threatening, but it's Vermont. In Maple Hill, several estranged members of the wealthy Goddard family gather. And no sooner do Lola and Berta recover the ring-from Great-Aunt Daphne Goddard's arthritic finger-than Mrs. Goddard goes toes-up, poisoned by her Negroni cocktail on ice. When the police arrive, Lola and Berta are caught-red-handed with the ring, and it becomes clear that they were in fact hired not for their cracker-jack retrieving abilities, but to be scapegoats for murder. With no choice but to unmask the killer or be thrown in the slammer, Lola and Berta's investigations lead them deep into the secrets of Maple Hill. There, they must find out once and for all who's nice...and who's naughty.

Reviews

"Cozy lovers who enjoy their mysteries with a healthy dose of Jazz Age hijinks will have fun." --Publishers Weekly

"Charming one-liners...enjoyable." --Kirkus Reviews

"Funny and clever....With a slew of entertaining small-town characters, a wintery setting and several interesting twists, this witty novel is sure to appeal to lovers of lighthearted historical mysteries." --Shelf Awareness

"A feisty, funny and fabulously mysterious murder mystery." --Romance Junkies

"Fascinating...deliciously campy and will make you laugh." --Fresh Fiction

Author Bio

Maia Chance is the author of ten mystery novels, including The Discreet Retrieval Agency mysteries, the Agnes and Effie Mysteries, and the Fairy Tale Fatal series. She lives with her husband and two children in Vashon Island, Washington.