A Crazy Little Thing Called Death by Nancy Martin
Blackbird Sisters Mystery #6 Paperback
http://mysterylanebooks.ecrater.com/p/13888718/a-crazy-little-thing-called-death
From Publishers Weekly
The Blackbird sisters—Nora, Libby and Emma—tackle their sixth arch mystery (after 2006's
Have Your Cake and Kill Him Too)
set among Philadelphia's contemporary blue-blooded (and red-handed)
set. When former child star Sweet Penny Devine goes missing and is
presumed dead, her brother, Porter "Potty" Devine, opts for a memorial
party and polo match instead of a funeral, which Nora, a society
reporter, covers for a Philadelphia paper. The festivities falter after
Nora discovers a severed hand that could be Penny's. Nora, Libby and
Emma aid detective Ben Bloom in an investigation whose suspects include
Potty; Vivian, Penny's cat-crazy sister; the Devines' former
housekeeper's daughter, Julie Huckabee; Julie's missing father, Kell
Huckabee; and Crewe Dearborne, a food critic. Sleuthing provides a
welcome distraction for Nora, still grieving over a miscarriage and a
little nervous about her engagement to Michael Abruzzo, son of a
notorious New Jersey mobster. Martin's wicked observations about the
horsy set enhance another fine-feathered mystery.
