Review: Her Brother's Keeper by Sara Hoskinson Frommer

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Her Brother's Keeper by Sara Hoskinson Frommer. A Joan Spencer Mystery.

Review summary: This is a captivating, absorbing mystery with a well drawn cast of likeable characters, most especially the lead Joan Spencer, who plays the role of the amateur sleuth here. The storyline is nicely set up and unfolds in a credible manner, and is enjoyable from start to finish. (Click here for text of full review.)

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Her Brother's Keeper
Sara Hoskinson Frommer
A Joan Spencer Mystery
Perseverance Press (April 2013)

Publisher synopsis: Joan Spencer doesn't look for trouble but it keeps finding her. A few days before her daughter's wedding, the last thing Joan needs is something else to worry about-but here it is, ready or not. Her ex-con brother Dave was the family black sheep, but years have passed since they've heard from him. Always the nonconformist, he's arrived way too early. Meanwhile Joan has to keep up with work, in addition to all the planning, even for a simple wedding; the groom's mother disapproves of everyone and everything; and Joan's own mother-in-law, whose mind is failing fast, lands smack in the middle of a murder …