Getting Old Is the Best Revenge

By Rita Lakin

Book Overview

"NEVER TRUST ANYONE UNDER SEVENTY-FIVE " That's the motto of the Gladdy Gold Detective Agency. Don't laugh: having solved a case of serial murder, Gladdy and her eccentric neighbors are building their reputation between canasta games and pool exercises-hunting down everything from lost pocketbooks to missing octogenarians. And when a jealous woman sets them after her wayward husband, and a flasher strikes their retirement complex, two seemingly unrelated cases collide with a third: a series of dastardly murders targeting Florida's wealthiest wives. But when the girls win tickets for a luxury bingo cruise, they hit the jackpot. Because this ship is carrying not only Florida's fiercest bingo competitors but also a killer-and it's up to Gladdy and her friends to stop him before one of them becomes his next victim....

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0440242592
• ISBN13: 9780440242598
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Dell
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.1" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Clever Action

Since I'm of a "more advanced age", I appreciate this book. The story has action intertwined with interpersonal stories that are neither morbid or unreal. It's enjoyable reading. I recommend reading these books in order to keep the characters straight.

Seniors--You'll Love This Book!

Funny and easy to relate to! I love it and want more about these "friends" in FL!

SERIES

I have read the whole series of these books and they are hilarious. If only getting older could be so much fun and interesting.

Mature? detectives

I have now read three Gladdy Gold books, and I have like them all. I hope Rita Lakin keeps on with this series. The protagonists live in a middle class retiremnt condominium complex in Florida. Her friends, for entertainment purposes, are caricatures of people we know. Lakin puts a character list at the beginning, which I always like in a book, as I am close to the age of her characters and could use a memory boost myself. The covers of the books (I admit, not particularly relevant to content) unfortunately show a slim gray haired woman with a preppy haircut. The characters in this book are not preppy.

Another fun Gladdy book!

Rita Lakin delivers again. This book is a fun little ditty that will definitely brighten up a winter weekend. I got a chuckle out of the reviewers who think people in their 70's might not have the energy to live Gladdy's life. Just like size 12 is the new size 6, many 70-year-olds live the lifestyle that used to be reserved for smart, engaged, 50-year-olds. Rita's books are a celebration of elders with real lives and the capacity to enjoy them, but the celebration is wrapped up in a funny little story to help us remember not to take ourselves too seriously. Gladdy and her confidants have the bumps and foibles of real people--and, dear reviewer-who-came-before-me, most real people do have petty moments. The people worth spending time with at any age also have moments of insight, wit, and kindness to each other. Mature friendships are about tolerance for the petty moments in recognition of the pleasure of trusted company, loyalty, and some fun together. Rita Lakin entertains wonderfully, with light-handed reminders about what matters. She writes so well, this book skips along and is a pleasure to read.

Cute , cute , cute

this one was as good as the first. Zany jewish seniors on the move! First they try to find out if a husband is cheating on his wife, then a Flasher is loose in the apartments! How can they find out who is the flasher when all they saw was his Putz! Then the girls are on a cruise and the mystery that they had wondered about in Florida follows them.