Now here is something like I've never read, even with as many mysteries as I've posted on my blog! It starts out fairly typical ... two women, life long friends, of retirement age, are pursuing a dream they've had for a very long time ... to travel the United States. They are single/widowed so they purchase an RV and head out, with a dog, to do just that. A wrong turn takes them down a road that becomes more and more remote, and they come across a man standing next to a car that broke down. There is no signal for phones. The man makes the women feel uncomfortable, so while they won't take him anywhere, they will call for a tow as soon as they get a signal. They do so, but when the tow truck driver arrives he finds the man dead. With pictures of them, and their license on his phone. They are arrested for his murder, (at gun point) but quickly cleared. Now, at the end of each chapter is a 'dispatch' from some government agency dealing with a secret project and missing scientists, possible espionage and so on. At one point there are even Russians! The women continue their trip, often encountering strange people who seem eager to make their acquaintance, check out their RV and so on. Whatever is going on? And no, do not expect Gemma and Jo to decide the police and feds are incompetent and set off to solve this ... like I said, it's not like any mystery I've read before! I think you will really enjoy One Wrong Turn, the first in the Gemma and Jo Mysteries by Patri Lawson.

Strike out 4 Murder, by J.C. Eaton was in the box from Wandering Reader, and was a title well in to the Sophie Kimball Mystery series. This is a small community, with lots of clubs (pretty much every one is retired), and everyone knows everyone else. A body is spotted on the golf course, and reported, but when the police and EMTs arrive, the body is gone. Then someone on the softball team (lower level) is suddenly promoted to a better team ... what happened to that player? Then the person who spotted the body in the first place is clipped with a softball ... if this all sounds sort of muddled, it is, but it's a fun read and all will be made clear. :-)

Reading Hermit With Dog