[sufue]

I've had an eye on the Harrie McKinsey mysteries for a while, for no better reason than that they are set in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and a good chunk of my family is from New Mexico. Now the first one, The Easter Egg Murder, is free at all the usual places, so I will get a chance to see if I like the short four-book series. (Yes, there are four books in the series, even if the webpage tries to say there are three.) I already know I hate the cover, and am not wild about parts of the blurb, but hopefully the book is better . In any case, it's free, so I can just delete if I DNF...

Oh, and the author is Patricia Smith Wood.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRXZWLZJ
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-easter-egg-murder
Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CRXZWLZJ
Kobo UK: https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/the-easter-egg-murder

Spoiler:

In a mystery inspired by a historical murder, best friends become amateur sleuths when a senator’s memoir reveals secrets someone would kill to keep quiet.

Why was a US senator suddenly writing a book about an unsolved murder that happened fifty years ago? Dynamic duo Harrie McKinsey and Ginger Vaughn know the story is bound to stir up trouble, especially since the ruthless killing on Easter Sunday in 1950 led to the end of illegal casinos in New Mexico. Eager to tell the tale, the two ambitious editors take on the high profile project. But just moments after the Albuquerque press announces the news of the senator’s upcoming exposé, a person closely connected to the case is killed, and another narrowly escapes death.

Suddenly Harrie and Ginger are not just editing the story but racing to get to the bottom of it. Uncovering the clues pits Ginger against her overprotective husband, and Harrie against an attractive FBI agent who would prefer she keep her pretty nose out of it. But Harrie is having mysterious dreams about the murder victims, so she feels an urgency to stay on the case, even if it means confronting a cold-blooded killer intent on silencing Harrie and Ginger forever.