Murder on the Croquet Lawn: A Work of Fiction by Ruth Stotter

Murder on the Croquet Lawn: A Work of Fiction takes place in southern California at a country club with an active croquet club. There are, amazingly, six murders on this site and four others take place off-site. Readers get double their money's worth - an entertaining read plus insight into the games played in competitive croquet (which is not the back-yard nine wicket game.)