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The Visitor Arrived in Texas last week, and I’m glad she did!

The Visitor Mystery Series is a new, multi-author series with a main character that is something of a cross between Jessica Fletcher from “Murder, She Wrote” and Nancy Drew. The unique thing about this story, though, is that while The Visitor (Connie B. Wright) is considered the main character and travels from place to place where she meets with mayhem and mystery, the stories aren’t “from her.”

THE VISITOR MAKES A RETREAT is told from the point of view of a caregiver, Izzy Guiterrez, in the employ of Fanny Henderson. Fanny is The Visitor’s aunt. Connie and Aunt Fanny have set up a weekend to share the need for a riding camp for underprivileged and physically challenged children. (Connie is the head of her family’s Wright Foundation.)

Unfortunately, one of the invited guests is well hated by most of the others, and someone takes advantage of the timing to physically show him how hated he is. Izzy doesn’t even know Connie well enough to completely trust her, so when the sheriff starts investigating, the gloves are off.

Julie B. Cosgrove weaves a twisted little tale that has a full cast of suspects, both engaging and repulsing. And no, I didn’t quite figure out the whodunnit! All of the details were there in plain sight, but I didn’t catch a few of the clues. Maybe I’ll do better with the next THE VISITOR mystery!

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