65 Proof (2011)
“This pokes gentle fun at the sub-genre of zero-violence cozy mysteries, with their quirky but spunky amateur sleuths.
“This is simply dreadful!”
Mrs. Agnes Victoria Mugilicuddy blanched under a thick layer of rouge. Her oversized beach hat, adorned with plastic grapes and lemons, perched askew atop her pink-hued quaff.
Barlow, her graying manservant, placed a hand on her pointy elbow to steady her.
“Indeed, Madam. I’ll call the police.”
“The police? Why, Barlow, think of the... scandal! Imagine what Imogene Rumbottom, that busy-body who writes the Society Column, will say in her muck-raking rag when she discovers the Viscount de Pouissant dead on my foyer floor.”
“I understand, Madam. Will you be solving this murder yourself, then?”
“I have no other choice, Barlow! Though I’m a simple dowager of advancing years and high social standing, my feisty determination and keen eye for detail will no doubt flush out this dastardly murderer.MoreLess
“This is simply dreadful!”
Mrs. Agnes Victoria Mugilicuddy blanched under a thick layer of rouge. Her oversized beach hat, adorned with plastic grapes and lemons, perched askew atop her pink-hued quaff.
Barlow, her graying manservant, placed a hand on her pointy elbow to steady her.
“Indeed, Madam. I’ll call the police.”
“The police? Why, Barlow, think of the... scandal! Imagine what Imogene Rumbottom, that busy-body who writes the Society Column, will say in her muck-raking rag when she discovers the Viscount de Pouissant dead on my foyer floor.”
“I understand, Madam. Will you be solving this murder yourself, then?”
“I have no other choice, Barlow! Though I’m a simple dowager of advancing years and high social standing, my feisty determination and keen eye for detail will no doubt flush out this dastardly murderer.MoreLess
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