cover image Par for the Corpse: A May List Mystery

Par for the Corpse: A May List Mystery

T. Dawn Richard, Five Star, $25.95 (316p) ISBN 978-1-59414-955-9

At the start of Richard's amusing fourth May List mystery (after 2007's A Wrinkle in Crime), the 68-year-old amateur detective rushes to Moody Lake in Harvest, Wash., after hearing on the police scanner she keeps at home that a fisherman has pulled a woman's body out of the water. May recognizes the victim as Moira Finch, an avid golfer, who's been speared by what appears to be a sawed-off golf club. With the consent of police officer Mikey Murphy, May eagerly goes undercover at the Northside Country Club, where Moira had lots of enemies. The somewhat wacky members of the club's grounds crew lend May their support. A second murder raises the stakes. An unusual heroine, a beautiful setting, and plenty of G-rated action will delight cozy fans. (Mar.)