What do the recent deaths have in common? There have been several. Different areas of London, different means of death, victims have nothing in common (or do they?). Penny is sure there is a connection, but no one will listen. It could be dangerous, should she investigate alone? (We all know the answer here, yes?) Curse of the Poppy, one of the Penny Green Mystery series by Emily Organ, kept me reading far into the night. (And if you are wondering if there is a connection between poppy and opium, yes, there is).

Here's another fun entry from the Aunt Bessie Cold Case Mystery series by Diana Xarissa: The Carter File. It's sort of a 'locked room' mystery this time. Fifteen years earlier, six high school graduates were spending the weekend in a 'cottage' owned by one of the families (it has four bedrooms, game room, fancy kitchen). There was a lot of drinking going on, but the idea here was that there would be no driving. In the morning, Julie Carter was found dead. Every one had an alibi, there is no evidence of a break in ... the murder was unsolved. Until now. To keep things really interesting for Aunt Bessie, a good 'friend of a friend' is missing, too. A quick, fun read.

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