Vultures at Twilight: First in series featuring lesbian sleuths Lil and Ada (A Lillian and Ada Mystery (1))

Something wicked has come to Grenville Connecticut, a town famous for antiques and the systematic fleecing of its well-heeled elders as they down-size, sicken and die. Clearly, someone is unhappy with the status quo as high-end antique dealers are being murdered in gruesome—yet fitting—ways. When a severed finger shows up at the Friday night auction, unlikely heroines Lil Campbell and Ada Strauss have to wonder—where's the rest of the body? A question that leads to festering small-town secrets, and the unraveling of a mystery that shows all is not well in a town famed for its postcard perfect New England charm. For Lil and Ada, long-time friends and neighbors, the murders take a personal turn as unspeakable accusations are raised against Lil's dead husband and she becomes the focus of the killer's rage. And to make things worse—or better—the two friends are forced to confront powerful feelings for one another that threaten their idyllic lives. Python function terminated unexpectedly [Errno 9] Bad file descriptor (Error Code: 1) First in a New England mystery series featuring a formidable pair of widow-sleuths and "a baffling mystery that will keep readers turning the pages" ( Publishers Weekly ). Something wicked has come to Grenville, Connecticut, where high-end antique dealers are being murdered in gruesome#8212;yet fitting#8212;ways. It's shaking up the lives of Lil Campbell and Ada Strauss, widows who have become best friends in a gated community for seniors. Not only are they finally confronting long-held heart-felt feelings for each other, but Ada's been named executrix of a late friend's estate. And all her vintage valuables are drawing Ada and Lil into a dangerous circle of suspects and potential new victims. Lacing up their sensible gumshoes, they're all too eager to help homicide detective Mattie Perez in the investigation. But as Lil and Ada dig deeper, the determined duo begin to expose festering small-town secrets, and unravel a mystery that proves all is not well in a town famed for its postcard-perfect charm When antiques dealers start being killed in their quiet, charming neighborhood, Lil Campbell and Ada Strauss try to discover the truth and track down the killer