Murder Runs in the Family by Tamara Berry

Amber thought she had troubles before her grandma was arrested for murder…

Amber Winslow's life has taken a serious turn for the worse. When an impulsive decision forces her to flee her former life carrying nothing but the clothes on her back, she heads to the sunny state of Arizona and the luxury accommodations of her grandmother's retirement community. Never mind that Amber's never actually met her estranged and eccentric grandmother.

As soon as she sneaks her things into Seven Ponds (a place she technically doesn't qualify for and definitely can't afford), she's shocked to learn that George Vincent, a.k.a. the Admiral, was found dead the very night of her arrival. Much to Amber's dismay, no one seems particularly distraught over the news of the Admiral's death or the disappearance of his prize pet tortoise. All anyone can talk about is a missing Vincent family heirloom, and they're quick to blame Jade for both the Admiral's murder and the theft of the priceless ring.

Amber doesn't want to admit the woman she's just met—and who accepted her without question—could be a villain, and she's determined to clear her grandmother's name no matter the cost.  (Summary via Goodreads)

In Murder Runs in the Family by Tamara Berry main character Amber has nowhere to go when she decides to leave her boyfriend Bones.  All she wanted to do was become a private investigator like him and all he had to do was fill out the paperwork but he refused.  So she took his "lucky charm", her clothes and hopped on a bus and went somewhere to see someone she has never met .... her grandmother.  Amber's mother has always said how evil she was but Amber couldn't go home and had nowhere else to turn.

Luckily her grandmother was nothing like what  Amber thought she would be and was very surprised to learn that her grandmother and her group of friends at the retirement community have a podcast centered around cold murder cases.  Unfortunately soon after she arrives the Admiral, a member of the group is found dead inside the podcast studio and Amber's grandmother is at the top of the suspect list.

And if all that isn't crazy enough, the Admiral's pet tortoise is missing and when his children show up at Seven Ponds to claim their father's belongings, a ring that costs three million dollars is missing also.  

Amber dives head first into finding out who killed the Admiral and where the ring and tortoise are with the help of her grandmother and friends.  And when the cops show up and arrest her grandmother for murder she will take all the help she can get even from Bones when he show up. 

Readers will be kept entertained in Murder Runs in the Family as soon as you open the book.  Berry has a great cast of characters for readers to love.  You may even become attached to the tortoise and even Bones ... As soon as you finish reading this book you are going to be wanting the next book to see where the crazy train is going next.