Noth ing brings a family together like a murder next door.
\nYou&rsquo\;r e invited to join Nina Simon online as chats about her lighthearted whodun nit about a grandmother-mother-daughter trio of amateur sleuths\, \;Mo ther-Daughter Murder Night. \;
\nMother-Daughter Murder Night&nb sp\;follows \;high-powered business woman Lana Rubicon. She has a lot to be proud of with her keen intelligence\, impeccable taste\, and the L.A . real estate empire she&rsquo\;s built. But when she finds herself trappe d 300 miles north of the city\, convalescing in a sleepy coastal town with her adult daughter Beth and teenage granddaughter Jack\, Lana is stuck co unting otters instead of square footage&mdash\;and hoping that boredom won &rsquo\;t kill her before the cancer does. \;
\nIn a turn of eve nts\, when Jack happens upon a dead body while kayaking she quickly become s a suspect in the homicide investigation\, and the Rubicon women are thro wn 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\, prot ect her family\, and prove she still has power. With Jack and Beth&rsquo\; s help\, Lana uncovers a web of lies\, family vendettas\, and land dispute s lurking beneath the surface of a community populated by folksy conservat ionists and wealthy ranchers. But as their amateur snooping advances into ever-more dangerous territory\, the headstrong Rubicon women must learn to do the one thing they&rsquo\;ve always resisted: depend on each other.
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\nAbout the Author: Nina Simon writes crime fiction about strong women. She is the \;New York Times-bestselling debut author of& nbsp\;Mother-Daughter Murder Night. This big-hearted whodunnit is a Reese' s Book Club pick and a "best of 2023" selection for Amazon\, Barnes &\; Noble\, \;CrimeReads\, and \;LibraryJournal.
\nBefore turni ng to fiction\, Nina wore many hats: NASA engineer\, slam poet\, game desi gner\, museum director\, and nonprofit CEO. Her work on community particip ation in museums\, libraries\, parks\, and theaters has been featured in t he \;Wall Street Journal\, the \;New York Times\, \;NPR\, and the \;TEDx stage.
\nMother-Daughter Murder Night \;is Nina&r squo\;s first novel. She wrote it as a love letter to her mother\, as a wa y to entertain\, comfort\, and connect with her during a major health cris is. Born and raised in Los Angeles\, Nina now lives off-the-grid in the Sa nta Cruz Mountains with her family. More information can be found on her w ebsite\, ninaksimon.com.
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