Mrs. Odboddy and the Conniving Candidate:
A WWII Tale of Political Shenanigans and Snookery
(Mrs. Odboddy Mysteries)
by Elaine Faber
About Mrs. Odboddy and the Conniving Candidate
Mrs. Odboddy and the Conniving Candidate: A WWII Tale of Political Shenanigans and Snookery (Mrs. Odboddy Mysteries)
Historical Cozy Mystery
5th in Series
Setting – California
Publisher : Elk Grove Publications (October 6, 2024)
Paperback : 262 pages
ISBN-10 : 1940781337
ISBN-13 : 978-1940781334
Digital ASIN : B0DJN676F3
As the war continues to rage in Europe, Election Day approaches in Newbury. Among other inequities, the Newbury City Council makes it difficult for local women to obtain business licenses even for home-bases businesses. Mrs. Odboddy decides to run for the vacant city council seat, but she has no idea what political obstacles she will face. The trouble starts, first with disasters in her home, to violence and racism against her friends, and then theft charges are filed against her!
To make matters worse, her granddaughter’s old boyfriend has returned to town declaring his unwanted, undying love. His heroic responses to multiple adverse events affecting the family make it difficult for Katherine to send him packing.
Agnes suspects her political opponent is behind all the trouble, including the state’s attempts to remove their beloved ward, Mattie. It seems that Agnes is up against a conniving opponent who will stop at nothing to prevent her winning the election. How can she prevail against such sinister deeds? Is winning an election worth it when her family is at risk?
Join Agnes as she faces overwhelming odds in her efforts to bring much needed change to Newbury.
About Elaine Faber
Elaine is a member of Sisters in Crime (SIC), Northern California Publishers and Authors (NCPA), and Elk Grove Writers Guild (EGWG). She has published eleven cozy mystery novels, a humorous historical fiction series, a cozy cat mystery series, an anthology of short cat stories, a paranormal mystery, and multiple short stories published in twenty-one independent anthologies.
Three of Elaine’s “Mrs. Odboddy” fiction novels have won NCPA book awards. Her cat novels have received Cat Writers Association Excellence in Writing Certificates, and she has won numerous awards for her short stories through various venues and contests.
Elaine volunteers at the American Cancer Society Discovery Shop in Elk Grove, CA. She lives with her husband, and Truffie, who contributes inspiration for many of her cat-related stories and novels.
Author Links: Website www.mindcandymysteries.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001875864349
Purchase Link – Amazon
MY REVIEW
have read now four of the Mrs. Odboody books, and this is right up there with the others, so good! I love the author's sense of humor and the names she gives people, makes me chuckle!
This is WWII time, war bonds, rationing, sacrifice on the home front, and this is incorporated into this read. We are updated on recurring characters, and even reunite with a rescued tiger.
The actions of some with bring up your anger, and hope for justice! Takes awhile to get the answers, and some are still unanswered when the last page is turned!
Among other things Agnes is looking to help change Newbery, and is running for City Council, something new for this place, a women has never served. We are there as things happen to discourage her, but whom is responsible?
Now I'm looking forward to the next book in this series!
I received this book through Great Escapes Virtual Book Tours, and was not required to give a positive review.
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