Whose Idea Was It To Move Here, Again?

This is the first in a series about two life long friends who,after major life changes,decide to move back to their hometown,La Grange,Illinos. Kris Watson,a divorcee and Melanie Haynes a widow buy the Victorian home of the township's founder. They move into the home after renovations and changes were made to start their new lives in their childhood town. Kris writes mystery books and is working on the final draft of her first book while Mel opens a mystery bookstore in La Grange. While shopping for an armoire in an atique store in La Grange, the ladies come across a dead man and decide to figure out who he was and how he died.
This series takes place in La Grange, Illinos a suburb of Chicago. The friends get into trouble trying to solve crimes while keeping their progress from Mel's boyfriend,the Chief of Police and Kris's older brother. They involve their friends from high school and their families. Mel and Kris are like Lucy and Ethel, they get into trouble and somehow, get out alive.