Sara Rosett, Moving Is Murder

Moving Is Murder

Sara Rosett

Kensington, Apr 2006, $22.00, 272 pp.

ISBN: 0758213360

Ellie and her husband Mitch have moved four times in five years because of his assignments. His latest duty station as a member of the 52nd Air Refueling Squadron is at Greenley Air Force Base in Vernon, Washington, where they accept off-post housing. They don't know that many of those stationed at Greenley live in their neighborhood.

Almost against her will, Ellie becomes involved in the activities of her neighbors that include the monthly coffee sessions, yard sales, and barbeque's. At a barbeque Ellie witnesses an argument between Cass and her husband's pal Jeff. When Ellie leaves she notices Cass outside her vehicle dead from repeated wasp stings. Ellie soon proves that Cass was murdered by someone who planted a cup of sugar and wasps inside her car. Not long afterward someone searches Cass' house and subsequently Ellie's abode. Two other suspicious deaths happen that Ellie believes are linked with that of Cass. She determinedly sets out to uncover the culprit before she becomes victim number four.

Readers initially obtain a look at the difficulty facing our military and their spouses, even within the States as they move to new assignments. That quickly twists into an intriguing amateur sleuth tale, yet keeps that glimpse at the military family lifestyle. Ellie suspects everyone in her neighborhood as the potential killer, which makes it impossible for the audience to guess who the culprit is. Still the courageous heroine tries to connect the dots and find the killer before she or others become the next victim. Readers will salute Sara Rosett's fine mystery that sheds light on military life, with the hopes that more such tales starring Ellie and her neighbors come soon.