Brenda H. (booksinvt) - , reviewed on 1/19/2018 + 458 more book reviews

Class Reunions are Murder is the debut in the A Poppy McAllister Mystery series. Poppy McAllister is a recent widow who has put on a few pounds, holed up in her home with her Persian cat Figaro and is doing her best to avoid her mother in law Georgina.

When the invitation to her 25th high school reunion arrives in the mail the last thing Poppy wants to do is return home to Cape May, NJ and face off with her arch nemesis and high school bully Barbie Pomeroy Clark not to mention ex-fiance Tim. Best friend Sawyer Montgomery isn't going to let her off the hook though, and Poppy figures that taking a road trip with Fig would be better than helping Georgina with her endless charity work.

Arriving back in her hometown, Poppy is greeted at the door of her family home by her Aunt Ginny Frankowski. A little taken aback that the house has fallen into disrepair and her aunt seems a little frazzled, she's even more surprised when a woman from the Department of Youth and Family Services shows up to say that they want to take her aunt's house away because she's been exhibiting signs of instability.

The reunion is going about how she expected, Barbie and her flock of mean girls immediately seek out Poppy and her friends to pick a fight. A scuffle ensues, drinks are flowing and the gossip is all too reminiscent of high school. Stepping out for some fresh air Poppy is shocked to find a dead body stuffed up against her old locker.

With the police putting Poppy at the top of the their suspect list she decides it's time to get a grip and start sticking up for herself and for her Aunt Ginny.

A fun debut with a cast of characters that will have you smiling and laughing out loud, a delightful and mischievous cat and a heroine that will have you rooting for her from page one. I'll be looking forward to more adventures with Poppy, Ginny and Fig.

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