Returning home to star in a movie about going home, Jan Fairchild stirs up old resentments galore. When the actress is found dead the morning after a nostalgic pajama party, several of her former high-school girlfriends become murder suspects—including amateur sleuth Ginger Barnes. Before the police can get it horribly wrong, Gin relates everything she saw and heard since her famous friend’s arrival. Unfortunately, the more she shares, the more the detective in charge believes she committed the crime. "A snappy plot, plenty of humor, and a protagonist to root for make this charming cozy mystery one to savor." Laurien Berenson , award-winning author "Donna Huston Murray succeeds in crafting a mystery wtih [a] unique structure, setting the story apart from others in the genre . ... .full of originality, suspense, charm, and endearing characters that make the mystery addictive and delightful." 5* Liz Konkel for READER'S FAVORITE "Ginger's charming everywoman qualities make her easy to root for, and Murray has the mechanics of closed-circle whodunits down. This satisfies." Publisher's Weekly "...every word holds the reader's attention." ***** Kathleen Barrett "... opens with a bang and the action never slows down... plenty of humor, and a protagonist to root for make this charming cozy mystery one to savor." Award-winning author, Laurien Berenson 5* "...thought-provoking." Author, Diane Rapp, 5* LOVED it! ... exciting, hard-to-put-down ... multi-level and multi-faceted tour de force. Brava!!" Author, Elissa Strati, 5* Donna Huston Murray's cozy mysteries feature an amateur sleuth much like herself, a DIY headmaster's wife with a troubling interest in crime. Two of her most recent novels achieved Honorable Mention in genre fiction from Writer's Digest , and two were Finalists in the National Indie Excellence Awards . Real life doesn't always offer a satisfying outcome, but Donna Huston Murray's twisty whodunits do. Her Ginger Barnes cozy mysteries feature an amateur sleuth much like herself, a DIY headmaster's wife with a troubling interest in crime. The eighth, FOR BETTER OR WORSE, became a Finalist in the National Indie Excellence Awards .   STRANGER DANGER, the third in Murray's female sleuth, mystery/crime/thriller series was awarded the Global Book Awards' Silver Medal for thrillers and also became a Finalist in the National Indie Excellence Awards. The first two novels in the series earned Honorable Mentions in genre fiction from Writer's Digest.   Donna has also been inducted into her high school's Lifetime Achievement Award Hall of Fame.   When she isn't plotting mayhem, she assumes she can fix anything until proven wrong, calls trash-picking recycling, and, even though she should know better by now, got a new puppy. Check her socials and you'll understand.