The Peanut Butter Murders by Corinne Holt Sawyer - ISBN: 9781788424851
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Retirement community hides deadly secrets, can the seniors solve it?

The Peanut Butter Murders

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  • Paperback

    272 pages

  • Release Date

    4 March 2025

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Summary

The dead man was a mere fifty, too young to have much in common with the well-heeled oldsters at the beautiful Camden-sur-Mer retirement community in southern California. His death looks like an accident, but when those ever-alert senior sleuths Angela Benbow and Caledonia Wingate discover that he was courting one of their neighbours, they can’t help hoping they’ll luck into a nice murder investigation.

A second murder confirms their suspicions that a dangerous killer is on the loose.…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781788424851
ISBN-10:1788424859
Author:Corinne Holt Sawyer
Publisher:Duckworth Books
Imprint:Farrago
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:272
Release Date:4 March 2025
Weight:270g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm
Series:Benbow and Wingate
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Critics Review

‘That energetic pair of elderly nosey parkers, Benbow and Wingate, will charm their fans all the way to the end’ Publishers Weekly‘Sawyer writes with wit, taste, humour and wisdom, and her plotting is impeccable’ Drood Review of Mystery ‘Two likable, feisty characters make their appearance… Sawyer writes with low-key charm and wit” The State

About The Author

Corinne Holt Sawyer

Corinne Holt Sawyer (born March 4, 1924) is an American scholar who was the author of a popular mystery series and other works. She has also written under the name of Corinne Holt and Corinne Holt Rickert. Dr. Sawyer retired in 1988 as professor of English at Clemson University, where she still holds the position of Professor Emerita. Her first novel was nominated for an Agatha Award for Best First Novel in 1988, beginning the popular Benbow/Wingate series of mystery novels renown for their depiction of older female investigations. As an educator, she was instrumental in creating the Sawyer-Snelsire-Robinson Workshop to assist minority students in enrolling at Clemson.

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