Rachel Ekstrom Courage – Carol's Notebook

I definitely enjoyed Death on the Lanai more than I did the first in the series and I think this one could easily be read as a stand alone. The girls are invited to a fancy party on an island estate hosted by, it turns out, a famous artist who Blanche knew decades ago. Of course, the artist ends up dead and Blanche is one of the chief suspects. I listened to the audio and I thought both the author and narrator did a good job with the girls' voices, although I did get tired of Blanche's references to Big Daddy. The banter between the girls felt authentic to the show and the humor was well done. The story moved along at a good pace. I will admit that one thing I found annoying turned out to have a reason in the end. The whodunnit wasn't difficult to guess, but I read these for the Golden Girls, not necessarily the...

I remember watching the Golden Girls back in the '80s and '90s when I was in high school and have caught reruns occasionally since then. It's not one of my favorite tv shows necessarily, but it's fun and the actresses are fabulous. So, of course I had to pick up Murder by Cheesecake for the nostalgia alone. In this first of the series, Dorothy goes on a very awkward first date with a guy. She doesn't plan on seeing him again. At the same time, Rose's niece is getting married in Miami instead of St. Olaf, and in the midst of the pre-wedding festivities, a dead man is found in the freezer - Dorothy's date, which makes her a prime suspect. The four women have to solve the murder to clear Dorothy's name while also helping Rose with the wedding. The book is set in the 1980s and I felt like the author was true to both the tv and...

Author: Rachel Ekstrom Courage

Death on the Lanai by Rachel Ekstrom Courage

Murder by Cheesecake by Rachel Ekstrom Courage