A spin here, on the 'old folks' mysteries: Old Detectives Home, book 1 in the Omnipodge Trilogy by Mike Belfeler. There should be lots of familiar characters here! Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, Dash Hammett, Dot Sayers and more! Some are residents in an assisted care facility for aging sleuths, others are staff of that facility! A body is discovered on the beach, that of a most unpopular person. He has been shot, beaten, bludgeoned, tossed off a cliff, strangled, poisoned ... just about any method you can think of. There is an abundance of clues leading to everyone in the facility. There is a raven, too, who has just one thing to say. (Not quite what you're thinking). A Detective Moriarty is sent to solve the crime. An amusing and clever read for sure!

Deadly Overtures is the third in the Music Lover's Mystery series by Sarah Fox. There are four finalists in a composing competition hosted by the Point Grey Philharmonic. Each piece will be performed and a winner will be chosen. Let's just say all the finalists don't get along, but still, it's a shock when one of them ends up dead. Once again Midori (a violinist) decides to investigate. Other secrets surface as the investigation goes on, and threats are made to her to get her to stop. (She won't). ;-) I will say I was puzzled by the cover ... the copy I had featured a saxophone, an instrument rarely used in an orchestra, and never featured in the story. Curious!

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