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The Fog Ladies: Family Matters : a humorous whodunnit cozy murder mystery with female senior sleuths, dogs, cats, and food (A San Francisco Cozy Murder Mystery Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Susan McCormick (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 139 ratings
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"5 Star Review! The perfect cozy mystery... Highly recommend!" NN Light, Book Heaven
"Sure to whet the appetite of cozy aficionados." New York Journal of Books
"This is like five Miss Marples or Jessica Fletchers poking their noses into other's people business." Barbara McMichaels, aka The Bookmonger

Till death do us part, with kitchen shears. What drives a family man to kill his wife? This question haunts Sarah James, a medical resident who meets the unhappy family at a resort near Big Sur. She witnesses how ugly a marriage can be. But murder?
Sarah and the spunky Fog Ladies—elderly neighbors from her San Francisco apartment building—set out to discover the truth. Their probing finds the threat is perilously close to home, as another troubled family struggles to survive.
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    October 7, 2020
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Character-driven novel offering many different subplots and the suspense of putting the puzzle pieces together, making this a thriller that is sure to whet the appetite of cozy aficionados.
--New York Journal of Books

5 star review. The perfect cozy mystery to curl up to...What makes this a must-read are the Fog Ladies themselves. Highly recommend!
--NN Light, Book Heaven

This is like having five Miss Marple's or Jessica Fletcher's poking their noses into other people's business... The author does a nice job of humanizing her elderly sleuths -- almost all of whom still are actively engaged in learning more about themselves and the world around them. McCormick, who was a medical doctor before she started writing books, incorporates gentle observations about physical and emotional health at all life stages. In this book, she particularly pays attention to the common stressors in relationships between couples.
--Barbara McMichaels, aka The Bookmonger

Cozy fans that enjoy untangling subplots, quirky, engaging, and well-conceived characters will enjoy this book.
--Over My Dead Body Mystery Magazine

This book captures the readers' interest and carries it through to the end. The characters are a lively bunch, easy to imagine, and are people everyone can relate to. There is humor mixed in with the mystery which made this book a delight and joy to read. These ladies have diverse personalities, come from all walks of life, and are widowed for the most part. The author does a wonderful job of bringing these characters to life and showcasing that life doesn't end at fifty. The character of Sarah, though a generation or two younger than the Fog Ladies, is a compassionate, fun, and likable character who gets right into the thick of things with her zany neighbors. This book is sure to delight readers of all ages!
--InD'tale Magazine 5 star Crowned Heart Review and RONE Award WINNER for Best Mystery

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Please enjoy this article by character Enid Carmichael from The Fog Ladies: Family Matters

Enid Carmichael here, eighty-year-old crusader for safety in our elegant apartment building in San Francisco, with my apartment over the front door a perfect perch to protect our tenants. I am part of a group of like-minded ladies with more than a little time for detection, and we have found another murder to solve. Turns out Sarah, twenty-eight-year-old medical resident without much suspicion and very little time, has suddenly decided that a stranger she met at a family resort could not, in fact, have stabbed his wife to death with kitchen shears. How she knows this, I do not know, since she is typically the last of us to figure out anything at all. Sarah just hasn't had our life experience.
We are the Fog Ladies, Sarah included. The other five of us have some years on her, in my case, over half a century more. But she's got her attributes. Because of her, we have embarked on this quest to prove the man innocent, and it comes with lots of benefits, like meeting a lady killer who hacked up her husband with a machete-like blade they used to trim the hedges. And meeting another woman who bakes a very tasty molasses cookie.

If this man didn't kill his wife, who did? Someone stands to gain from the million-dollar life insurance policy. That's a million reasons to kill, in my book. We have our suspicions about who it could be. I see a man walking back and forth outside our building. I can see him from my window, but he can't see me. I checked. He's up to no good, I can tell. Does he know we're on to him? Then there's the celebrity lawyer. Alma Gordon is in love with him and his slick ways and shiny hair. Little does she know this man is not what he appears on television. And what about the family resort? Could nefarious types lurk there?

I tell you, Sarah may not even be right. The man she met may be the killer after all. His wife didn't think much of him. His career, if you can even call it that, is going backwards. He believes in an unusual form of exercise. He has no alibi, and the police know he is lying. He probably killed her out of jealousy and humiliation. The police think it's an open and shut case. Plus, he looks like a killer to me. Oh, I hope I get to meet him.

We Fog Ladies are fine, though Frances Noonan and Alma Gordon are having their troubles and are not speaking. Alma Gordon has found love at age seventy-five. What is she thinking? And Harriet Flynn has had a complete transformation. You're not going to believe it. Sarah's friend Helen has all the stresses of a growing family, and her husband is fit to be tied. I think they're doomed, headed for divorce court and custody battles. And I know a little something about that.

Anyway, the Fog Ladies go on as always. You can count on us like early morning fog burning off by midday. You can count on us to find the killer.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08FGMFBW3
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ The Wild Rose Press, Inc (October 7, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 7, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1706 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 139 ratings

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Susan McCormick is an award-winning author and doctor who lives in Seattle. She graduated from Smith College and George Washington University Medical School, with additional medical training in San Francisco and Washington, DC. She served as a doctor for nine years in the US Army before moving to the Pacific Northwest and civilian practice. She is married and has two boys. She loves giant dogs and has loved Earl, an English Mastiff, and two Newfoundlands, Edward and Albert. Visit her at https://susanmccormickbooks.com.

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Carol Smith - Kindle Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Susan McCormick’s The Fog Ladies: Family Matters
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2021
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What a read!!! Come along and meet the
residents that live in the same apartment building
with Dr Sarah James. Sarah has just finished her
internship. She heads to a vacation at Paradise
Cove near Big Sur in California. A couple are
arguing and Sarah steps in to calm their baby.
After her vacation, Sarah returns to her life in
San Francisco but is surprised that the wife
from the resort ends up murdered supposedly
by the husband. He has been arrested and is
jailed for her wife’s murder. This does not sit
well with Sarah.
So Sarah brings the story to the elderly residents
at the apartment. They call themselves the Fog
Ladies at they love investigating in the city of Fog.
I loved these characters. Each has their own
personality plus their own quirks and ways of
thinking but they look out for each of their group
without questions.
They discover a pattern with a murdered spouse,
a million dollar insurance payment and the other
spouse jailed for murder. When Sarah’s friend and
family become the next target, Sarah and the Fog
Ladies set out to thwart the murderer.
A complex, puzzling main plot accompanied by
several sub plots.
A Highly Recommended Read.
I volunteered to read The Fog Ladies: Family Matters.
It is book # 2 in the San Francisco Cozy Murder
Mysteries series. It can be read as a stand alone.
Thanks to the author for the opportunity to read.
My opinion is voluntary and my own.
Looking forward to reading more of this author’s
book.
A Kindle Unlimited Customer.
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Di
4.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2020
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Wonderful written Cosy Mystery with a cast of quirky, fun ladies who don't believe the person accused was the kill. Lots of twists and turns. I enjoyed it a lot
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Ashley
3.0 out of 5 stars The Fog Ladies
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2021
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A fun and quirky cozy mystery. I enjoyed reading the mystery and trying to figure out who done it. There were a lot of character to try to keep straight though.
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Hussong's Cantina
5.0 out of 5 stars highly effective with a dash of yoga
Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2021
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What are the fog ladies? Residents in a vintage apartment house in San Francisco who are part Miss Marple, and part Raymond Chandler. The Fog Ladies sleuths manage just fine by collectively sharing knowledge, they rarely have a plan, but aren't shy on investigating clues and knowing when things don't feel right.
In this book, the narration from the killer is a good break between the antics of the sleuths and the clues they uncover. The narrator is justifying the killings, but instead illustrates his unstable presence and volatility that the ladies should be ware of. A clever move by the author.
For those of you who liked Mr. Glenn's romantic interest in one of the ladies in the previous book, it is coming along nicely.
One of the perks to being a mature innocent looking lady: bad guys do not expect your yoga moves to be a self-defense weapon. A great read, and highly recommended.
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JJ
5.0 out of 5 stars A second great book in this series
Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2020
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I loved this book! The Fog Ladies are great fun, stumbling through the mystery and getting in trouble, yet poignant and so relatable as well. A man kills his wife, the Fog Ladies don’t believe it, and a friend ends up in deadly danger. The killer was hard to detect, but fell into place perfectly. The book touches on marriage and widowhood, parenting and toddlers, loss and old age. You don’t have to have read Book 1 to enjoy this book, but I loved that one, too, and look forward to more in the series. A great book!
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Dick B
4.0 out of 5 stars Murder takes the Fog Ladies on the road.
Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2021
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Another fun romp with all the characters known as the Fog Ladies! This time a series of spousal murders take them away from their apartment building. Sideline stories keep cropping up completely drawing the reader off the track, but the ending definitely provides a punch that is totally not expected. Clues lead you to suspect where you might find the killer and why he killed, but the outcome is not what you expected. Two down and more to go!
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Laura in Miami
5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyed the second Fog Ladies even more than the first
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2021
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I enjoyed the first Fog Ladies mystery and this one is even better! Well written, great characters, and it kept me guessing til the end! You don’t need to read the first Fog Ladies mystery to enjoy this one, but I do recommend reading the first one first because the characters develop and grow over the two books.
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Rebekah R
3.0 out of 5 stars Twists and turns
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2021
A dreamy paradise resort and parents being killed? How are they connected and can the fog ladies figure it out before one of their group is targeted?
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Definite Keeper - Engaging
Reviewed in Canada on October 7, 2020
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The Fog Ladies have turned into favorite fireside friends for me. This, like the first book, had me giggling at the antics of these endearing characters! All except Enid that is. Just wanna slap her sometimes.
I would suggest this series to any and all who enjoy humor, sadness, friendships and a tidy bit of romance for young and old.
Can't wait to see what these ladies get up to next!
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Zalewski Valerie
5.0 out of 5 stars Another success
Reviewed in France on October 11, 2020
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As I thoroughly enjoyed the first book in this series, I was happy to see the second book come out. And, I wasn't disappointed. This second book about the Fog Ladies was every bit as good as the first and maybe even better as we get to know the ladies in more depth. They are all unique and mostly lovable. The 5 elderly ladies and Sarah, the young intern, are off on another bit of sleuthing in a situation that will come perilously close to concerning them directly eventually.The book deals with the tension and struggles that can occur within a family. Apart from the serious aspect of family life, the book contains some very lighthearted moments. I loved the description of Mrs Carmichael spying from her window. She certainly reminded me of someone I know!!
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