Nothing brings a family together like a mu rder next door.
\nYou&rsquo\;re invited to join Nina Simon online as chats about her lighthearted whodunnit about a grandmother-mother-daughte r trio of amateur sleuths\, \;Mother-Daughter Murder Night. \;
\nMother-Daughter Murder Night \;follows \;high-powered busines s woman Lana Rubicon. She has a lot to be proud of with her keen intellige nce\, impeccable taste\, and the L.A. real estate empire she&rsquo\;s buil t. But when she finds herself trapped 300 miles north of the city\, conval escing in a sleepy coastal town with her adult daughter Beth and teenage g randdaughter Jack\, Lana is stuck counting otters instead of square footag e&mdash\;and hoping that boredom won&rsquo\;t kill her before the cancer d oes. \;
\nIn a turn of events\, when Jack happens upon a dead bo dy while kayaking she quickly becomes a suspect in the homicide investigat ion\, and the Rubicon women are thrown into chaos. Beth thinks Lana should focus on recovery\, but Lana has a better idea. She&rsquo\;ll pull on her wig\, find the true murderer\, protect her family\, and prove she still h as power. With Jack and Beth&rsquo\;s help\, Lana uncovers a web of lies\, family vendettas\, and land disputes lurking beneath the surface of a com munity populated by folksy conservationists and wealthy ranchers. But as t heir amateur snooping advances into ever-more dangerous territory\, the he adstrong Rubicon women must learn to do the one thing they&rsquo\;ve alway s resisted: depend on each other.
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\nAbout the Author: Ni na Simon writes crime fiction about strong women. She is the \;New Yor k Times-bestselling debut author of \;Mother-Daughter Murder Night. Th is big-hearted whodunnit is a Reese's Book Club pick and a "best of 2023" selection for Amazon\, Barnes &\; Noble\, \;CrimeReads\, and \; LibraryJournal.
\nBefore turning to fiction\, Nina wore many hats: N ASA engineer\, slam poet\, game designer\, museum director\, and nonprofit CEO. Her work on community participation in museums\, libraries\, parks\, and theaters has been featured in the \;Wall Street Journal\, the&nbs p\;New York Times\, \;NPR\, and the \;TEDx stage.
\nMother-D aughter Murder Night \;is Nina&rsquo\;s first novel. She wrote it as a love letter to her mother\, as a way to entertain\, comfort\, and connect with her during a major health crisis. Born and raised in Los Angeles\, N ina now lives off-the-grid in the Santa Cruz Mountains with her family. Mo re information can be found on her website\, ninaksimon.com.
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