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Florida retiree Gladdy Gold; her sister, Evvie; and their outspoken friends at the Gladdy Gold Detective Agency return (after Getting Old Is the Best Revenge) to tackle a pair of puzzlers: the case of a peeping tom haunting their Fort Lauderdale retirement community, and the case of one Alvin Ferguson, who's hired them to prove that his elderly mother didn't die of natural causes, but was murdered at the hands of her suave lover. The latter investigation sends Gladdy and Evvie, in disguise, to take up temporary residence in the ritzy development that the alleged murdering paramour, Philip Smythe, has made his home. There's no sign that he profited from the death, but some sleuthing uncovers a suspicious pattern of similar entanglements—and similarly "natural" deaths—in his past. When Evvie begins to fall for Smythe, to her sister's dismay, she becomes convinced of his innocence even as she edges closer to danger. Beyond the skillful blend of Yiddish humor, affectionate characters and serious undercurrents—note especially the way Lakin pulls off a tricky, funny-sad scene at a grief therapy session—the simple story picks up speed and flavor with some twists worthy of Agatha Christie's archetypal dame detective, Miss Marple. (May)
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Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Gladdy Gold had reached a golden moment. There she was, soaking in a hot tub with a man she adored, far from Fort Lauderdale and her nosy neighbors…until an urgent message sent her running home. Now her exotic vacation is a memory, Gladdy’s would-be beau, Jack, is furious, and not only are the girls of the Gladdy Gold Detective Agency all alive and well—they’re onto a hot new murder case.
Is a retirement-home Romeo to blame for the mysterious deaths in Florida’s most luxurious communities? Gladdy and her curious kibitzers will have to go undercover to find out—covering themselves with as many fancy-schmancy airs as possible. But with Gladdy’s drama queen sister Evvie playing the role of a Palm Beach flirt, their fun and games turn deadly. For by the time the girls ID their perp, Evvie is in the arms of a killer—and loving it.…
Is a retirement-home Romeo to blame for the mysterious deaths in Florida’s most luxurious communities? Gladdy and her curious kibitzers will have to go undercover to find out—covering themselves with as many fancy-schmancy airs as possible. But with Gladdy’s drama queen sister Evvie playing the role of a Palm Beach flirt, their fun and games turn deadly. For by the time the girls ID their perp, Evvie is in the arms of a killer—and loving it.…
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent!, May 27 2007
By alpha_grrl - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Getting Old is Criminal (Mass Market Paperback)
I really enjoyed "Getting Old is Criminal". All of Gladdy Gold's friends and neighbors are back in this book, though the story focuses on a mystery off-site from Lanai Gardens so they aren't as much a part of the story except for "the girls" who are part of Gladdy's private investigations firm. Gladdy and her "girls" are hired to find out if a wealthy elderly woman living in a luxurious retirement hotel died of natural causes or was murdered and Gladdy and Evvie go under cover in the lap of luxury at a Palm Beach retirement home. This story is a little darker, less slapstick than the previous books. I'd definitely recommend it, but if you're just starting the series begin at the beginning and not with this one.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
this one is better than the rest, July 1 2007
By 4fabfelines "Lesa" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Getting Old is Criminal (Mass Market Paperback)
This installment into Gladdys life is better than the others.With this one we see the joys and woes of the retirement community even more and of course there are some really funny parts...... sophie taking her "glaucoma" meds... hilarious.
The end of the book has a teaser to the new 2008 installment and it promises to solve the crime of Gaddy's husband Jack's murder.
Can't wait.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
fun geriatric chick lit mystery, May 2 2007
By Harriet Klausner - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Getting Old is Criminal (Mass Market Paperback)
They might be living in a Fort Lauderdale retirement community Lani Gardens, but the women of the Gladdy Gold Detective Agency live life to the fullest with gusto. Led by the irrepressible Gladdy, they take on investigations though they are not licensed sleuths. Currently the distaff detectives work on the case of the Peeping Tom, a men seen looking through the windows of the female residents, but stays in the shadows so has not been caught.Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Ferguson hire Gladdy to find proof that his nonagenarian mother died at the hands of Lothario Philip Smythe. However, since the woman had heart trouble and there was no evidence of foul play, the doctor ruled natural causes. Alvin's wife believes her mother-in-law died from a heart attack as well. The detective agency learns that Philip will be in the Wilmington House retirement community so Gladdy and her sister Evvie go undercover as residents to fathom whether he is a killer. As Evvie falls in love with Phillip, evidence begins to surface that he is not what he seems. Gladdy is desperate to save her sister before someone kills her.
This geriatric chick lit mystery is a charming and exciting amateur sleuth tale starring the golden girls. The storyline revolves around senior citizens who are portrayed as having more energy than many middle age people (at least this reviewer). Gladdy possesses her full faculties with a mind sharper than a kosher butcher's knife. Her relationships with the women of her agency involve friendship, trust and caring though in some ways she is the grandmotherly hen.
Harriet Klausner
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