It was definitely time for some fluff here at the end of term. I am impressed with the way that Harris can write fluff mysteries without cats, knitting, or cooking, also that she can write light entertaining prose in a fundamentally grim and gruesome genre.
Aurora Teagarden came highly recommended and I did enjoy her and her murders very much. Let's see: Lily Bard is a housecleaner and body builder. Harper Connelly is a professional psychic. Aurora (Roe) is a librarian. Like at least one of the others, she has two boyfriends and that surely will be resolved. Charlaine's characters seem to play the field only for a bit then settle down to monogamous relationships.
The mystery centers around a true crime club, a group which meets monthly to discuss actual mysteries and murderers. The first of a seriously nasty string of murders opens with a murder at their meeting. They, especially Roe, continue to investigate in spite of the police, because it seems that the murderer is determined to implicate various members of the club in the crimes.
As for how it plays out - I'm sure you have guessed, but it still would be telling.
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