Best Place to Die (A Lillian and Ada Mystery)

Library JournalBoth smoke alarms and sprinklers fail when a dramatic predawn fire engulfs an upscale assisted-living community, sending scores of disoriented elderly out of their home, including Ada's mother, Rose. The fire is ruled to be arson—and then murder. Aspiring journalist Lilian documents the crime scene, and realizes that getting the hard-hitting story matters to her. Ada—her lover—supports Lil's pursuits while juggling household responsibilities for Rose and Alzheimer-riddled Alice, one of the fire victims. Lil stumbles onto an ongoing Medicaid fraud investigation that may explain why an administrator and an elderly physician died in the fire. Someone's anger has been simmering for decades, and this case is all about revenge.