My Very Own Murder Author:Josephine Carr Free-spirited and freshly divorced, fifty-year-old Anne Johnson is living the good life. She spends her days in her luxurious, elegant apartment in Washington, D.C., cuddled up with a book in one hand and a martini in the other. Then, she hears a voice in her head, warning that there'll be a murder in her building in thirty days-and she must pre... more »vent it. Anne confides in Mary, the building's large-and-in-charge cleaning woman, and together, they plan a party to ferret out the would-be killer. But if they don't act quickly, the swanky soiree might end up being a goodbye party for both of them.« less
Being a long-time resident of the DC metropolitan area, this book is especially enjoyable to me since the setting of the story is also in Washington. It's a light-hearted mystery, not an Agatha Christie or PD James whodunit.