Mrs. Malory: Death Among Friends — Hazel Holt

Wealthy socialite Freda Spencer strikes terror in the hearts of other members of Brunswick Lodge, the community center where Sheila Malory and her friends volunteer. Her overbearing and highbrow ways make more enemies than friends. But she becomes grist for the local gossip mill when she takes on a young and flamboyant escort who everyone believes is with her just for her money. On top of that, her latest escapade breaks the heart of the lovesick man who has held a torch for her since World War II.

Though twenty years younger than Freda, Sheila finds herself caught up in the affair. But during a school reunion at the Lodge, Freda turns up dead. And the only suspects are those who knew her best--and loved her least: her friends...