Senior sleuths Gladdy Gold and her Gladiators return from
their recent New York adventure ready for a new challenge.
The dynamics of the group are changing with Gladdy
embracing a new and permanent relationship with Jack. The
girls enjoy having a man around but are miffed at having to
share Gladdy. Before they can sort out their differences,
two cases land on them.
First, they receive a taunt from the wily bank
robber, "Grandpa Bandit," to catch him if they can. Having
beaten the cops, Grandpa is now ready to take on the girls.
He plans to lead them on a merry chase. But before a
serious investigation can begin, a hurricane strikes Fort
Lauderdale, causing major damage to their apartment
building. Amid the destruction, a 50-year-old skeleton is
uncovered. The girls tackle this new case undaunted by the
passage of time. The few clues lead them into a maze of
memories that haunts one of their members. Gladdy, along
with her cohorts, balance the cases as one leads them to a
ruthless killer and the other to a self-proclaimed Robin
Hood.
Ms. Lakin successfully juggles a humorous storyline with a
serious and heartbreaking one. The senior sleuths, with all
their lovable and irritable faults, never abandon one
another when trouble hits. Instead, they surround their
injured member with their protection and love. It's a sheer
delight to watch these old friends grapple with old and new
problems.
Back from schleppingall over New York City, P.I.
Gladdy Gold is happy to be on her Florida turf again.
Especially now that she and boyfriend Jack Langford are
officially an item. But no sooner have the yentabrigade gotten back to their routine—complete with
poolside stretching and kvetching—than a notorious outlaw,
a.k.a. the “Grandpa Bandit,” issues Gladdy’s detective
agency a direct challenge: Catch me if you
can.
The dapper thief has already knocked over
six Fort Lauderdale banks, with no end in sight. It’s up
to Gladdy and the girls to stop him before he hits the
next one. But when a killer hurricane leads to the
discovery of a fifty-year-old skeleton, they have to put
the bandit on the back burner. With the storm wreaking
havoc and a dark mystery swirling around the Lanai Gardens
retirement community, Gladdy and the girls are about to
confront a ruthless killer determined to bury the past—and
them along with it….
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