Currently, the pair has agreed to fill in for a nurse at a local nursing home in Voorburg. While the two aren’t all that used to manual labor, they do put forth a good effort. When one of the more surly patients dies, no one is surprised as the infections in Sean Connors knees were sure to kill him sooner than later. Then, some irregularities make Chief Walker suspect murder.

Mr. Connor was a cranky old man who had estranged himself from his children and consequently his grandchildren. With a few last minute changes to his will that all but disinherit his wife and a peddler grandson in the area, there are plenty of suspects, and motives, for Chief Walker to choose from.

A dead body found on a neighboring farm may or may not be connected but Lily thinks it best for all concerned to find out what is going on before the murder strikes again.

It Had to Be You is a village cozy steeped in the atmosphere of the early twentieth century. Franklin D. Roosevelt has just been elected president and there is an air of new hope. Convenience products, such as Bisquick, are being introduced, even into rural regions. In an attempt to modernize the nursing home, Robert talks the owner, Mrs. Twibell, into putting in an electric dumbwaiter. While Mr. Connor’s murder is often overshadowed by the dumbwaiter installation, the illness of Miss Twibell’s nurse and FDR’s inauguration, there is enough investigation on Lily’s part and several people with viable motives to hold interest.

It is the attention to historical detail and to everyday life, however that makes The Grace and Favor a standout series.

--Jennifer Monahan Winberry