Deadly Undertaking by J. Q. Rose

Blurb:

Lauren Staab knew there would be dead bodies around when she returned home. After all, her family is in the funeral business, Staab and Blood Funeral Home. Still, finding an extra body on the floor of the garage between the hearse and the flower car shocked her. Lauren’s plan to return to her hometown to help care for her mother and keep the books for the funeral home suddenly turns upside down in a struggle to prove she and her family are not guilty of murdering the man. But will the real killer return for her, her dad, her brother? Her mother’s secrets, a killer, a handsome policeman, and a shadow man muddle up her intention to have a simple life. Welcome home, Lauren!

About the Author:

J. Q. Rose is an avid reader, photographer, and blogger with blogs about writing and growing a vegetable garden. Janet and her husband are snow birds who spend winters in Florida allowing them to garden twelve months out of the year. Summer finds her up north camping and hunting toads, frogs, and salamanders with her grandchildren.

Review by Rochelle:

It’s all your fault again, Ms. Rose! I should know better than to pick up one of your books at bedtime. I had to reschedule a doctor’s appointment because I read all night and was too tired to go to the VA the next day. Or later that day. I get confused when I read all night.

Lauren Staab returns home to help with her family’s funeral home. Of course there are bodies there. When she calls 911 to report finding one on the garage floor, they think she’s pranking them at first. But she’s not, and she has to figure out who the faceless corpse was, why it was left in their garage, and whether she or her family is in danger—with a little help from her high school buddy turned hunky cop.

Needless to say, Deadly Undertaking was a major page-burner. I really did read all night and miss an appointment the next day. Well-drawn characters, suspense, humor (fortunately, my neighbors are either night owls or hard of hearing because I laugh loudly) combined with good editing—I was in heaven!

Heat Rating:  PG

Length:  159 Pages

Price:  $2.99

Buy Link:  http://store.payloadz.com/details/2395820-ebooks-mystery-and-suspense-deadly-undertaking.html

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Thanks for visiting. Donna, Julie, & Rochelle