The Estelle Watkins Mysteries

Murder is rotten. Genteel Southern lady Estelle Watkins didn't expect to find a little surprise in her trash can, and she certainly didn't expect her son to get accused of murder. Determined to save him from spending the rest of his life on death row - or worse - she's thrown into the middle of an investigation along with Vera, her next-door neighbor and faithful sidekick. Their methods are a bit unusual, but never underestimate a woman on a mission to protect her son....

Estelle Watkins has been a member of the All Denomination Ladies' Aid Association ever since she moved to Reubensville, but she never dreamed she'd one day be in charge of it. That so-called honor has always belonged to Mabel, who guards her assignment like a pit bull with a T-bone steak. But when money starts disappearing from the association's bank account and Mabel's honesty is called into question, she asks Estelle not only to take her place, but her case.