The Merry Widow

A delightful blend of wit and suspense, this cozy murder mystery will have you laughing one moment and guessing the next. If you love a good whodunit with a hearty dose of humor, this debut novel by C. D. Jarmola is a must-read! ~ Jennifer McMurrain author of Quail Crossings series.

A great new cozy that will keep you guessing from beginning to end. Full of the unexpected, everything from the bittersweet to the hilarious for this amateur sleuth and her trusty sidekick. ~ Marilyn Boone

The Merry Widow is an absolutely unputdownable read! Jarmola captures the spirit of an oft overlooked group-women "of a certain age" who are still full of life and dreams-and delivers a story that will leave you begging for more. ~ Moira Bates author of Poppy's Food Truck Mysteries and MidLife Mysteries
Author of Upon a Christmas Wish

"You'd be the merriest widow ever." - Such a simple offhand phrase from her teenage grandniece changes Maeve Willis' life forever.
Married for over forty years to her cantankerous husband, Henry, Maeve longs for romantic balloon rides, strolls along tropical beaches, and exploring European castles. Instead, she finds herself cooking bland dinners to accommodate Henry's numerous allergies and enduring his incessant rants about lawn care, neighborhood disputes, and internet conspiracy theories.
To cope, Maeve creates a journal filled with daydreams of fictional cruises, safaris, and skiing adventures ... adventures where Henry often meets an untimely demise. However, when she finds Henry's real dead body, Maeve quickly learns that widowhood isn't as merry as she thought it would be.
When her facetious journal falls into the wrong hands, Maeve and her grandniece, Sophia, armed with little more than a trusty can of Aqua Net, a color-coded murder board, and decades of sleuthing expertise from watching Murder She Wrote reruns, set out to prove her innocence because everyone knows redheads do not look good in orange.
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