The Busybody Committee for Solving Heinous Crimes
Detective Rachel McHale has a high-profile murder to solve. The only problem? Her mother's Thursday tea club is trying to beat her to the punch.
They've promoted themselves to a civilian major crimes task force, and they're bringing out the big guns: a social dynamo who weaponizes gossip, a matron of manners who interrogates a suspect's grammar, a tabloid expert who believes aliens are a reliable source, a tech guru who treats firewalls as a polite suggestion, and a chef whose lasagna is more persuasive than truth serum.
While Rachel's investigation is meticulous, the Committee's is pure, zany mayhem-all in the name of good intentions.
They are a walking, talking, grammatically perfect obstruction of justice who somehow keep getting results. For Rachel, corralling them while solving the case should be a piece of cake... right?
The real mystery isn't whodunit. It's how to survive the help.