The Country Club Murders

Nothing ruins your morning swim more than bumping into a dead body floating in the pool. That's how Ellison Russell began her day in 1974 with Madeline Harper dead, and oh, did I mention she was Ellison's soon-to-be ex-husband's mistress? Julie Mulhern dips into the lifestyles of couples in the 70s in The Deep End, the first book in The Country Club Murders.

When a matchbook leads Ellison to discover some of the kinkier aspects of her husband Henry's affairs, she realizes she doesn't really know him that well anymore. While her mother throws her at newly divorced attorney Hunter Tafft, Ellison digs deeper into Madeline's death.

It's not long before another victim turns up dead on her driveway and this time Ellison is in real trouble.

The Deep End is loaded with the nuisances of life in the 70s and

how much things have changed for women. Ellison paints and her art became more than a profitable hobby. That's where the trouble with Henry began. Women in the 70s didn't make more money than their husbands and Henry developed an interest in handcuffs and leather.

Complicating the investigation is the detective in charge, Detective Jones seems to have taken an interest in Ellison, more than where she is the killer. With her mother pushing Hunter at her and Jones giving her special looks, all Ellison wants to do is paint.

I look forward to other books in this series, especially after I learned Det. Jones' first name is Anarchy, Whoa who names their son Anarchy - even in the 70s!

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