The Outsmarting
of Criminals: A Mystery Introducing Miss Felicity Prim
By
Steven Rigolosi
Published
in 2014
After
living and working in Manhattan for many years, Miss Felicity Prim is mugged. When
she recovers from this traumatic experience she decides it’s time to retire and
take up her lifelong dream. Having
steeped herself in the adventures of famous sleuths through the pages of her
favorite books, Miss Prim feels she has what it takes to become an Outsmarter
of Criminals. She takes up residence in
a quaint little cottage in Greenfield, Connecticut and soon becomes embroiled
in the lives and secrets of her neighbors.
But all is not peaceful in Miss Prim’s world. Her dear friend, Dolly Veerelf’s boyfriend is
acting strangely. Dr. Amos Poe, Miss
Prim’s former employer has suddenly proposed marriage. And on her first night
in her new home she discovers a corpse in the basement.
The Outsmarting
of Criminals
is a cozy, character-driven mystery with lots of fun, quirky characters in both
Greenfield and Manhattan. Miss Prim is an engaging sleuth, an avid reader and a
longtime student of human nature, who is something of a cross between Miss
Marple and J. B. Fletcher. Her first outing as an Outsmarter of Criminals promises
hints of many sequels to come.
If
you like cozy mysteries with amateur sleuths you may like these authors:
Donna
Andrews
Lilian
Jackson BraunLaura Childs
Joanna Fluke
G. M. Malliet
Catriona McPherson
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