Assault with a Deadly Glue Gun by Lois Winston

In ten words or less: Loan shark pursues Anastasia, who is accused of murder.

Review: If Stephanie Plum were a forty-something widow with two teenagers, she might be Anastasia Pollock. After her husband's unexpected death, Anastasia discovers he was a secret gambler who had drained their savings accounts and borrowed heavily. And when she gets threatening calls from someone named Ricardo, she finds out he owed a loan shark $50,000, and the loan shark has no intention of forgiving the loan.
As if she doesn't have enough problems--with her cantankerous mother-in-law sharing her home, her own mother returns from a cruise, sans her latest husband. And an unpleasant co-worker is found dead--the murder weapon is Anastasia's own hot glue gun.

Why bother? Fans of humorous cozy mysteries--like those by Tamar Myers and Mary Daheim--will enjoy Anastasia's escapades. More, please!