Southern divorcee and widow, Bobbie Lee Owens, couldn't have had a worse day. First her ex-husband shows up at her grandfather's funeral and then she finds a dead woman in her kitchen. In her first novel, Tara Ard, weaves a tale of mystery, intrigue, and humor. "When Annabelle Fell Out of the Pantry the Day We Buried Granddaddy" will charm you. This page-turner, set in the sultry south, populated by quirky characters and the ties that bind and unbind them, leads the reader through completely normal and absurdly abnormal days to a wildly imaginative conclusion. (Cyndi Follrich)