It’s Murder at the Bandor

A Catherine Joubert cosy mystery. Book 2

Reality show Housewives, murder and Poison. Who would want to kill Thandi? Sure she was loud and a tad crass, but she was loved by the viewers and producer of the show. So who, and why would someone do away with a golden goose?

One moment Catherine is slipping foxglove into the head of the PTA's coffee. The next she wonders if one of the stars of The Bonafide Housewives reality show death was an accident or murder. It all starts with drama, fake friends, and more drama.

Brenda, the producer of the show, insists the ladies drink wine and lots of it. She's desperate to make the show a success. But at what level of deviousness is she willing to go to?

Thandi is found face down in the jacuzzi. Is it an accidental drowning brought on by too much wine? Her "friends" from the Bonafide Housewives show think it is. Jill, the blonde-haired housewife whose nail business is failing, feels guilty. Lerato, the restauranteur, seems sad, but is that an act, too? Then there's Gita, who massages her ayurvedic products onto anyone who comes within an inch of her aura. Fayth, the supermodel who vapes in secret. Detective Brant finds Catherine annoying and has called it an accidental death.

But Catherine knows something is wrong. After all, she has done away with people herself. Catherine can spot a murder a mile away.