An elderly lady in a hospital, an old friend who owns a mystery bookstore and has married a con artist (who pushed said elderly lady--Clare Gamadge--down the stairs, causing her to break an ankle), plus a variety of family members are at the heart of this mystery. This is one of those Agatha Christie-type mysteries where there is not as much action as there is character development and a slow reveal of what led to the crime or crimes. I rate it 3 out of 5 stars; it's not a bad book, but I'm not going to try to hunt down the other books with Clare Gamadge as the chief detective.