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The Famous DAR Murder Mystery

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Graham Landrum writes a droll novel of murder and mayhem in a small town, with the DAR ladies in hot pursuit of a ruthless killer. Sprinkled with lots of delicious recipies, you get the feeling that life has an order and cadence despite the horrific events in the story. A wonderful who-dun-it, and a fast-paced read. I enjoyed every minute of it, and wish Graham Landrum was still with us to work his magic again and again.

If you always thought the DAR was for little old ladies, you really should read about them here! If you belong, you'll appreciate this even more.

For some reason the librarian added a green hardback edition of this book to some material pulled for me. I decided to accept it and give it a try. I was glad I did.

My grandma was an enthusiastic DAR member and this novel gives me a peek into what that part of her life was like.

This is the first of the five Borderville mysteries, so if you've thought about reading those, start with this one.

I have seen green hardback covers in this series as well as some red-border paperback covers (like this: The Famous DAR Murder Mystery), so if you plan to collect several in the series, keep that in mind.

This is not just a mystery that happens to involve some daughters. The solid character, the projects and the skills of DAR members are crucial to the solving of the mystery. Even the style of conveying the story reminds me of hardworking, carefully researching ladies.

I laughed while reading this, too. I hope that is OK.

I recommend this for any DAR member or someone who loves one or anybody who loves a mystery solved by some on-the-ball ladies.

As a member of the DAR I wanted this book very badly. Was happy to see that it was available on Amazon. Bought the used book and the condition was very good. I like buying from Amazon!!!!!