What could be more lowering than to have your corpse discovered in a port-a-potty just before the beginning of a Little League game? How about the possibility that it may have been a case of mistaken identity?
In Donna Andrews' latest mystery, Die Like an Eagle (#628), Meg Langslow has her hands full trying to keep things together for the Summerball league her twin boys and husband are all involved with for opening day. Most families in Caerphilly, Virginia have moved their boys from the Litttle League teams run by Biff Brown to the alternate Summerball League. The problem is Biff has decided to jump leagues as well, making up the local rules as he goes along, and keeping firm control of the League's finances, scheduling and team assignments. His contract with the county to maintain the ball fields and maintain team morale - not so much. Everyone in town seems to have an axe to grind with Biff, including Meg herself. Biff hasn't returned a single phone call about a starting date on the Town Square project which is supposed to be completed by Memorial Day! When the body is revealed to be his half-brother, everyone assumes that the intended victim was Biff. Meg just can't keep herself from following the clues - after all, she did discover the body - but will Opening Day be ruined for the Summerballers? Not if Meg has anything to say about it!
This is another enjoyable entry in this cozy mystery series set in a rural Virginia college town. The cast of characters are all here, but some more surprises are revealed about them in the course of the story. It's always fun to visit town.
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