As is often the case, I found this ebook at Amazon’s Kindle shop for free; it is the 1st in a series, and of course the idea behind the freebie is to make readers buy the rest of the series.
And also as is often the case with such offers, while I really enjoyed the book I doubt I’ll buy the following ones.
The setting is a retirement home where a group of residents are drawn into investigating cases of petty (and not so petty) theft in their midst.
Sounds familiar?
Maybe at first glance it does, but let me assure you that the story and the characters have nothing in common with the Thursday Murder Club books.
For one thing, it all happens in the US, not in the UK. Also, there are no former spies involved, and nobody dies.
The main character is Josephine, who could very well still live on her own but whose somewhat estranged son puts her in the home. She does not want to let anyone into her apartment and is not keen on socialising with other residents, but ends up playing poker with a group and cautiously begins to establish friendships with both residents and staff.
However, things start to disappear from people's rooms, and Josephine is clearly not the only person at the home harbouring a secret…
Eventually, with a resident who becomes her friend, a trustworthy staff member and a helpful police detective, she gets to the bottom of it all.
I am not going to tell you more, in case you’d like to read the book yourself.
It is well written with chapters switching between the characters, but you always know who’s “talking”.
Most of what’s happening is plausible, and the ending is neat enough to satisfy the average reader while also keeping enough storylines open for the series to continue.
The author's website gives you more information about her and her books.
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