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Book Details
Murder Plays Second Fiddle (The Pearly Girls Mysteries)
Cozy Mystery
2nd in Series
Setting – Ivy Springs, Virginia in the Blue Ridge Mountains
Publisher : Keylight Books
Publication date : January 13, 2026
Print length : 256 pages
Hardcover
ISBN-13 : 979-8887981161
Paperback
ISBN-13 : 979-8887981154
Digital
ISBN-13 : 979-8887981178
ASIN : B0D8SG9JFZ
The Pearly Girls return to solve a high school reunion murder in this sequel to Murder
Strikes a Chord.
Event planner Cassidy Jamison and her not-so-helpful sexagenarian staff of Roxie, Kate, Aileen,
and Ruthanne are up to their elbows with a high school reunion committee’s constantly changing
requirements for an event that must be the most elaborate and memorable at all costs.
When well-known reporter, Darcy Branch, and former cheerleader, Brittany Mahoney, are found
dead on her property, Cassidy and the gang have to find the killer before the party’s over. And
the more Cassidy and her Chihuahua mix, Elvis, dig for clues, the more deadly secrets they
uncover—including one that changes everything she knows about her family’s history.
The Pearly Girls need to solve the case before the Class of 2009 goes down in Ivy Springs
history as the deadliest reunion.
About Heather Weidner
Through the years, Heather Weidner has been a cop’s kid, technical writer, editor, college
professor, software tester, and IT manager. She writes the Pearly Girls Mysteries, the Delanie
Fitzgerald Mysteries, The Jules Keene Glamping Mysteries, and The Mermaid Bay Christmas
Shoppe Mysteries.
Her short stories appear in the Virginia is for Mysteries series, 50 Shades of Cabernet, Deadly
Southern Charm, Murder by the Glass, First Comes Love, Then Comes Murder, and Crime in the
Old Dominion, and she has non-fiction pieces in Promophobia and The Secret Ingredient: A
Mystery Writers’ Cookbook.
She is a member of Sisters in Crime: National, Central Virginia, Chessie, Guppies, and Grand
Canyon Writers, International Thriller Writers, and James River Writers, and she blogs regularly
with the Writers Who Kill.
Originally from Virginia Beach, Heather has been a mystery fan since Scooby-Doo and Nancy
Drew. She lives in Central Virginia with her husband and a crazy Mini Aussie Shepherd named
Cooper.
Author Links
Website and Blog: http://www.heatherweidner.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeatherWeidnerAuthor
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heather_mystery_writer/
Threads: https://www.threads.net/@heather_mystery_writer
BlueSky: Heather Weidner (@heatherweidner.bsky.social) — Bluesky
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heather_weidner_author
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8121854.Heather_Weidner
Amazon Authors: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00HOYR0MQ
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/HeatherBWeidner/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-weidner-0064b233?trk=hp-identity-
name
BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/heather-weidner-d6430278-c5c9-4b10-
b911-340828fc7003
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyBjyB0zz-M1DaM-
rU1bXGA?view_as=subscriber
Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/HeatherWeidner1
Purchase Links
Amazon B&N BooksAMillion Bookshop.org
Interview questions:
What is your favorite part of this book and why?
I love that I have characters from different generations. It is a lot of fun to write about
different characters with different perspectives. Cassidy, my sleuth, is Gen Z, while her friends and employees, the Pearly Girls, are Boomers. This is my Veronica Mars meets the Golden Girls series.
If you could spend time with a character from your book whom would it be? And what would you do during that day?
I would love to spend time with Cassidy and the Pearly Girls. Cassidy would be a fun friend to hang
out with. She is so focused on her work, and the gals are all retired and living their best life.
What books/authors have most inspired you?
There have been so many.
I guess it all started with the writers who were Carolyn Keene, creators of the Nancy Drew Mysteries. These books started me on this journey. I read a lot of different genres, but I tend to prefer mysteries and thrillers.
Are your characters based off real people or did they all come entirely from your imagination?
Most of the characters have traits of real people.
The Pearly Girls are named for my grandmothers, grandmother’s friend, and my great-grandmother.
What made you want to become a writer?
I have loved books and mysteries since Scooby-Doo and Nancy Drew. It’s fun to create stories and
worlds. I’ve been writing for a long time, but I wasn’t published until my forties.
TOUR PARTICIPANTS
March 2 – Books1987 – SPOTLIGHT
March 3 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
March 4 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT
March 4 – Read Your Writes Book Reviews – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
March 5 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – REVIEW
March 5 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
March 6 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW, CHARACTER GUEST POST
March 7 – MJB Reviewers – SPOTLIGHT
March 7 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – SPOTLIGHT
March 8 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – SPOTLIGHT
March 9 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT
March 10 – Sneaky the Library Cat’s Blog – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
March 10 – Guatemala Paula Loves to Read – SPOTLIGHT
March 11 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT
March 11 – Sarandipity’s – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
March 12 – Socrates Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
March 13 – Ascroft, eh? – AUTHOR GUEST POST
March 14 – Reading Is My SuperPower – REVIEW
March 15 – StoreyBook Reviews – AUTHOR GUEST POST
Giveaway
Prize – 1-Digital copy of Murder Plays Second Fiddle (The Pearly Girls Mysteries) by Heather Weidner~US ONLY
