When Luella Barnes husband passes away suddenly, she makes the decision to leave her home of twenty years in Florida and return to her hometown of Salem, Massachusetts, accompanied by her wheaten Scottish terrier, Duncan. In her early sixties, she is a retired registered nurse. A teenage plan comes to fruition when Luella opens a shop in Salem with her two childhood friends, Naomi and Margo.
Getting settled back in her hometown, Luella reconnects with old friends and makes new ones. One of the old friends is Jake Ionelli, her high school sweetheart.
When a former classmate and prominent Salem resident is murdered, Luella is the one who finds the body. Her craft group, the Witchy Whiners, convince her that with her training and skills as a nurse, she would be excellent as an amateur sleuth. She soon discovers some suspects and attempts to find out who killed Martha Strickland.
A strong sense of friendship, community and love, The Return of Luella Barnes is the first book in a series.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Getting settled back in her hometown, Luella reconnects with old friends and makes new ones. One of the old friends is Jake Ionelli, her high school sweetheart.
When a former classmate and prominent Salem resident is murdered, Luella is the one who finds the body. Her craft group, the Witchy Whiners, convince her that with her training and skills as a nurse, she would be excellent as an amateur sleuth. She soon discovers some suspects and attempts to find out who killed Martha Strickland.
A strong sense of friendship, community and love, The Return of Luella Barnes is the first book in a series.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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