Southern Ladies Find Murder

In Miranda James' book Bless Her Dead Little Heart, we meet two unusual characters living in a spacious southern mansion in Athena, Mississippi. Octogenarian sisters An'gel (pronounced ahn-JELL) and Dickce (Dixie) Ducote think their days will be filled with housesitting a huge Maine coon cat and going about their daily life. But when their old sorority sister Rosabelle Sultan arrives at their home spinning a tale about someone trying to kill her, they are soon overwhelmed by Rosabelle's son, daughters, daughter-in-law, grandson and granddaughter.

Always craving the spotlight, the sisters are not sure Rosabelle is actually in jeopardy, and they find it hard to believe someone would try to cause Rosabelle to fall down a flight of stairs. When one of the visitors is killed in a fatal fall down the marble stairs in the Ducote house, the sisters rethink their concern for Rosabelle's story.

Rosabelle's daughters and their half brother rely on her money and

they are not be able to inherit any money from their fathers' estates until Rosabelle is dead. The Ducote sisters enlist the help of the local police to try to protect Rosabelle. When a second person dies under suspicious circumstances, An'gel and Dickce suspect that maybe Rosabelle is not as innocent as she claims. Add the arrival of her estranged Italian husband and his gorgeous valet, there are more twists and turns than an amusement park ride.

The Ducote sisters are charming Southern ladies with lots of spirit. I hope I am as active as they are when I turn 80. Check out the books by Miranda James by clicking here.