Murder Under A Full Moon (A Mona Moon Mystery)
It’s 1934, and a trip to Washington, DC, for lunch with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt should be a treat for mystery-solving mine owner Mona Moon. But besides the sudden shootouts and diplomats dying mysterious deaths at her hotel, everyone in the capital is interested in Mona’s copper mines and whether she plans, wittingly or not, to help Hitler rebuild Germany’s army. After the Swedish ambassador, a Nazi sympathizer, dies unexpectedly at the British ambassador’s party, Mona sets out to find out what shady G-man Abraham Scott wants from her and who is menacing her maid, Violet. Fiancé Lord Farley can’t help, as he’s off dealing with his ducal father’s decline. But sassy, steely Mona manages to bring everything under control—and solve the crime—before anyone quite knows what hit them.
The story moves swiftly, and the use of historical characters like the irrepressible Alice Roosevelt Longworth adds amusement. There are peeks into the 1930s jazz scenes as well as the Depression. Mona looks great in designer evening gowns, is quick to draw her gun, and plays her cards close to her chest, but readers who like fast action and fast talk will love this series.
