When seventy-five-year-old Doreen Sizemore reluctantly agrees to spend Thanksgiving with her stepdaughter in New York City, she expects the worst. After all, she hasn't set foot in the Big Apple since a terrifying high school trip over fifty years ago. But what starts as a simple holiday visit turns deadly when a desperate encounter in Penn Station pulls her into a dangerous web.

Armed with nothing but her Kentucky common sense and a mysterious envelope thrust into her hands by a dying woman, Doreen must navigate a city she fears while protecting vital evidence. Her only ally is her stepdaughter Stella, a respected physician with connections to the police chief's wife.

With its unforgettable protagonist, sharp wit, and heartwarming exploration of family bonds, "Murder in New York City" delivers a compelling mystery that proves sometimes the best detectives can come from the smallest towns.<b></b>