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“Murder at Mah Jongg is a clever mystery with colorful characters…exploring to what deadly lengths people will go to keep their secrets buried. A page turner!” —ANGELA PAGE, award-winning writer, film producer, president of the South Florida Women’s National Book Association, author of Enrico G
“Debra Banerjee’s cozy murder mystery is full of quirky characters and unexpected circumstances. I read it in one sitting AND finally decided to learn mah jongg.” —MEREDITH BERLIN, three-time Emmy nominee, former editor-in-chief of Seventeen Magazine and Soap Opera Digest, author of Friends With Issues
“Debra Banerjee’s incisive vivid writing keeps you turning the page as the players’ shocking secrets are exposed and the murderer is outed.” —RONNI SANDROFF, award-winning editor and writer for Life, NY Times Magazine, and Cosmopolitan, author of Party Party Girlfriends
When a mah jongg club member dies under suspicious circumstances during a weekly game in a tony New York suburb, everyone wants to know who was playing a concealed hand. House rules did not include murder.
The ancient Chinese game is hot again as players seek social connection, community, and relaxation away from social media. A 40-something rookie reporter for a local newspaper who is writing an article about the mah jongg craze in town witnesses the mysterious death at the games table. She teams up with the local detective to connect the dots, bams, and craks. The spark between them is instant and undeniable, but work and family obligations challenge their romance.
In subsequent games of mah jongg, the players reveal their own secrets, exposing a web of hidden motives, past betrayals, and bitter rivalries. It seems everyone in the tight-knit circle had a reason to want the victim gone.
Murder at Mah Jongg is a compelling take on the intensity of female friendships, affairs of the heart, and the mistakes we make that ripple throughout our lives.
About the Author: When she’s not playing mah jongg, Debra Banerjee is a freelance writer who has spent the last decade as a contributor to The Boca Raton Observer, a monthly lifestyle magazine. Prior to that, she was the Arts and Entertainment Editor at The Scarsdale Inquirer.
