Book Review: Jane Darrowfield, Professional Busybody

After Jane helps a friend with a sticky personal problem, word starts to spread around her bridge club—and then around all of West Cambridge, Massachusetts—that she’s the go-to girl for situations that need discreet fixing. Soon she has her first paid assignment—the director of a 55-and-over condo community needs her to de-escalate hostilities among the residents. As Jane discovers after moving in for her undercover assignment, the mature set can be as immature as any high schoolers, and war is breaking out between cliques.

It seems she might make some progress—until one of the aging “popular kids” is bludgeoned to death with a golf club. And though the automatic sprinklers have washed away much of the evidence, Jane’s on course to find out whodunit . . .[summary via Amazon]

New series alert! Well new-to-me series alert!! I really enjoy Barbara Ross' Maine Clambake series, and I was thrilled to discover this series as well.

Jane Darrowfield is taking snooping to a whole new level. She's asked to help untangle some issues at a local retirement community. Little does she know that someone is about to be murdered, and she's going to be in the middle of it!

I just LOVED this book! It's definitely a contender for Top 3 of 2022! The writing is easy to fall into, and the characters and mystery have so many layers. I adored Jane. Yes she's a busybody, but one with a purpose! From her bridge club to everyone at Waldon Springs, this story was so enjoyable!

The mystery itself was excellent. Absolutely first class! I definitely had a hard time guessing the murderer, and Jane got there before me! 

I will definitely be coming back for another mystery in this series! Luckily for me the second book in this series is already released!