Donna Muse

Poison & Porches Donna Muse

Geneva Pomolo and her investigating partner, Iris Reeves, visit a local nightclub where up-and-coming entertainers read poetry and perform music. A young folk singer named Leora Kismet is interrupted during her performance by Mrs. Maribel Smythe's ranting about "depravity" and "the end of days." The rich widow's outburst provokes consternation and confusion-all the more so when she is found dead on her front porch just a few days later. Geneva and Iris investigate the woman's death. What are the odd claw marks on Maribel's face? Could they have been created by some exotic animal? Why was Leora seen leaving the house just a few minutes before Maribel is found dead? What is her connection to the murder victim? And what of the housemaid who served Maribel faithfully for twenty years? And to whom was Maribel planning to leave her entire estate? Geneva's and Iris's investigation will take them to some of the more questionable corners of Wrangler's Hill, Indiana. And when a deadly ravenous creature runs loose on the streets of Wrangler's Hill, Geneva and Iris scramble to find the murderer before they are the next victims.