Grandma Ruth Doesn’t Go to Funerals

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When it comes to solving a whodunit, Grandma Ruth is anything but idle!

In a small town where gossip flows like sweet tea, bedridden Mary Ruth McCready reigns supreme, doling out wisdom and meddling in everyone’s business with a fervor that would make a matchmaker blush. When her best friend, Charlotte Harrington, has her world rocked by a scandalous revelation from her dying husband, Mary Ruth and her feisty granddaughter Sarah Elizabeth kick into high gear to solve the mystery.

With Charlotte left reeling from her late husband P. B.’s cryptic confession and a suspicious will that turns her life upside down, Grandma Ruth sends Sarah on a wild goose chase through the town’s colorful history. Finding clues in dusty courthouse records and the whispered tales at the local diner, they stir up trouble faster than you can say “pecan pie.”

Just when they think they’ve cracked the case, in strides Camilla “Millie” Holtgrew, a blast from P. B.’s past, with a son and a score to settle. With Charlotte’s inheritance hanging in the balance, Grandma Ruth must channel her inner Sherlock Holmes to prove whether or not P. B. was true to his vows-even if it means ruffling a few feathers along the way.