My friend Kerry Schaeffer is about to release her newest book, A Party to Die For. It’s projected to come out around the first of December, so would make a great Christmas gift. It’s a fun read. Here’s my review:

Addy’s back. And so is her no good father. Starting A Party to Die For is like catching up with an old friend. Yes, she’s gotten herself involved in another harebrained scheme, but you love her and are rooting for her.

Meet Johanna, but not for long. She’s convinced she’s going to die, so she’s called in Addy Winters to plan an after-death party for her.  Shades of Leno (you don’t have to read the first Party Planner mystery to enjoy this one, but if you do, it will enrich your enjoyment of this one.) 

Johanna is agoraphobic. She hasn’t been out of her house in decades. She see no one, so why does she want Addy to plan a party for her, and why does she want to give her the house to give away at the party? Johanna knows nobody, so whoever gets the house will be a stranger. Or will they?

Enter Addy’s failed actor bum of a father who only shows up in Addy’s life when he needs something. He arrives on her doorstep just as she is about to visit the still very much alive Johanna, and somehow he talks her in to letting him accompany her on the visit.

The next day Johanna is dead and Richard is missing. You know he didn’t do it. So where is he, and will Addy clear his name or feed him to the wolves?

There are lots of other wonderful characters in this book—Addy’s twin brother Vic and her best friend Britt for two. But there’s also a creepy new lawyer in town. Get ready to be hooked because you’re not going to put this one down until you find out whodunit.