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Legs Benedict (1998)

by Mary Daheim
(#14 in Bed-and-Breakfast Mysteries)

A week of 'mayhem-as-usual' at Hillside Manor kicks off with the arrival of a mysterious 'Mr. Smith' and his floozie 'Mrs.' from New York City—and it accelerates into chaos when Mr. Smith himself kicks off, a victim of the foulest of plays. Hostess Judith McMonigle Flynn is shocked to learn that her now-defunct roomer was actually 'Legs' Benedict—hit man for the notorious Ronzini Family—and that virtually every other guests at her B&B had good reason to want Legs broken. Judith's policeman-hubby Joe is understandably peeved that homicide happened (again!) under his own roof. And when the FBI moves in—more interested in nabbing a Nazi nutcase than a malicious mobster murderer—the local cops clear out, leaving Judith, Joe and irrepressible cousin Renie to find out who whacked the wiseguy before the hits keep coming.