Menu For Murder

About the Book

This is a mystery novel about shocking murders that take place during one week at Paradise Palms, a retirement community in Hawaii. The book is part mystery, part irreverent social commentary, and fascinating Hawaiiana. The narrator is Grace Hill, an 84-year-old resident of the Palms. She and her Clue Crew–three sharp and funny ladies–with the help of two Hawaiian policemen solve the mysterious deaths of five elderly residents. The ‘week in hell’ culminates when Grace discovers the naked body of a man at the bottom of the swimming pool. Among the murder suspects are the Palms’ head chef, his wife, the sous chef, a saleswoman, a swimming pool cleaner, and even Grace. As the author raises the lid on retirement home living, beware, there may be an unpleasant odor.

About the Author

The author’s first article was published in the Washington, D.C. Star when she was eleven years old. After graduating from the University of Colorado, Boulder, she moved to Hawaii, Saipan, and Guam. She was a reporter, columnist, and feature writer for the Guam Daily News, the Pacific Journal, and the Pacific Daily News. She wrote the first tourist guide to Guam and Micronesia. She worked for the U. S. Navy and Air Force as a technical writer/editor. When she retired from U.S. Civil Service in 1991, she moved to Fraser Valley, Colorado, where, between skiing and hiking, she wrote four books. Her travel articles have been published in magazines and Sunday newspaper travel sections. A cruise aficionado, she has traveled the seven seas on ships ranging from copra freighters to luxury liners. She lives in Maui, where she enjoys paying an exorbitantly high cost-of-living.