The Undertaker's Widow by Philip Margolin
Now that the libraries are closed and we're all sheltering in place, I had to dig through my own bookshelves for something to read. I found The Undertaker's Widow, a legal thriller/murder mystery that came out about 20 years ago. I couldn't remember whodunit so it was like reading a new book.
Ellen Crease is running for the senate in Oregon. She's married to a wealthy businessman who got his start owning funeral homes. One night, a man appears in their bedroom and shoots her husband dead (hence the book's title). She grabs her gun and kills the intruder. A few days later an evidence tech reviews the blood splatter evidence and decides that maybe things didn't happen exactly the way Ellen said they did--and she's arrested for arranging the murder of her husband.
Richard Quinn is the (highly ethical) judge who gets assigned to the case. Soon he's entangled in some murkiness associated with the case that could put his marriage, career, and possibly his life at risk. It's quite the page turner with twists and turns up to the last page.
Ellen Crease is running for the senate in Oregon. She's married to a wealthy businessman who got his start owning funeral homes. One night, a man appears in their bedroom and shoots her husband dead (hence the book's title). She grabs her gun and kills the intruder. A few days later an evidence tech reviews the blood splatter evidence and decides that maybe things didn't happen exactly the way Ellen said they did--and she's arrested for arranging the murder of her husband.
Richard Quinn is the (highly ethical) judge who gets assigned to the case. Soon he's entangled in some murkiness associated with the case that could put his marriage, career, and possibly his life at risk. It's quite the page turner with twists and turns up to the last page.
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